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āMagisterial. . . this book is magnificent. Iāve read it several times with greater and greater pleasure. Its verbal generosity and bravura, its humanity, the quality and quantity of information which it generates into poetry of the highest order make it a continuing delight.āāMarilyn HackerĀ
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ā. . . In our epoch of turmoil, crisis, and grief, I find that Mossās poetry still, always, brings me a little closer to happiness.ā āForrest GanderĀ Ā
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āIāve loved Stanleyās poems since I first encountered a poem of his inĀ PoetryĀ magazine in John Berrymanās office when I was nineteen.ā āW.S. MerwinĀ
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ā. . . This is a book to hold onto for dear life.ā āRosanna WarrenĀ
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IĀ ChooseĀ toĀ WriteĀ aĀ Poem
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I chooseĀ toĀ writeĀ aĀ poem
whenĀ myĀ leftĀ ankleāsĀ broken,Ā purple,Ā andĀ myĀ rightĀ ankleāsĀ swollenĀ blue,
both kneesĀ banged,Ā twice theirĀ usualĀ size,Ā bothĀ my long legs ākillingĀ me,ā
while aĀ famousĀ angelĀ isĀ reallyĀ killingĀ me.
IĀ separateĀ physicalĀ painĀ fromĀ theĀ realĀ thingāĀ theĀ realĀ thing,Ā theĀ soulĀ usuallyĀ dies
beforeĀ theĀ body.Ā MyĀ soulĀ isĀ dancing,Ā welcomingĀ springĀ in theĀ garden
onĀ aĀ beautifulĀ JuneĀ morning,Ā readyĀ toĀ liveĀ forever.
This book title, Act V Scene I (Poems), ISBN: 9781644210307, by Stanley Moss, published by Seven Stories Press (September 8, 2020) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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