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Far-fetched : poems / Devin Johnston.

by Johnston, Devin.

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Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.

American poetry -- 21st century.

9780374153595 (hc.)

77 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

"Through birdcalls and ancient songs, rain patter and a child's scribble, these poems "sound the empty space / to test how long / how far." They follow the contours of Appalachian hillsides, Missouri river bends, and remote Australian coastlines, tuning language to landscape. They register emotional life with great care; this is a work of fierce and delicate attention to the world. It is also poetry meant to be heard, alert to the pleasures of sound. As August Kleinzahler has observed, "In Devin Johnston's poetry every syllable is alive; the vowels and consonants combine to make a distinctive, lovely, austere music." Born in 1970, Devin Johnston spent his childhood in North Carolina. He is the author of four previous books of poetry and two books of prose, including Creaturely and Other Essays. He teaches at Saint Louis University in Missouri."--Provided by publisher.

American poetry.

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