The Really Short Poems of A. R. Ammons AUTH-9707660 ISBN10: 193716621X

ISBN10: 193716621X

and the nature and purpose of fiction

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well or poorly

including the album Music Inspired by The Story

The Really Short Poems of A. R. Ammons AUTH-9707660 ISBN10: 193716621XFilled with sharp irony and passionate insight, the more than 100 poems in the collection span the career of one of the deans of contemporary poetry. . . . Ammons makes you laugh and forces you to think hard about the way humans relate to natural phenomena and to themselves. From such simple, short expression emerge complex, often confounding ideas. New readers of poetry as well as those with an active interest in lyric verse will love this volume.