Overview
The uncompromising idealism and beauty of Romantic poetry reclaimed and redirected for a contemporary audience.
“Basking in the twilight of Late Romanticism, Meier . . . finds the rays seductive but damaging . . . Meier’s sophisticated debut promises further developments.”—Publishers Weekly on Terrain Vague
Domesticity, nature, and heartbreak inhabit this seriously playful second collection. Through precise description and inventive vocabulary, Meier’s poems are relentless in their efforts to sincerely address contemporary uncertainty and love. A great book for readers looking to rediscover Romantic poetry: “Embrace was a word first used of forts, / until the one body fell down inside the other body, and was lost.”
“Basking in the twilight of Late Romanticism, Meier . . . finds the rays seductive but damaging . . . Meier’s sophisticated debut promises further developments.”—Publishers Weekly on Terrain Vague
Domesticity, nature, and heartbreak inhabit this seriously playful second collection. Through precise description and inventive vocabulary, Meier’s poems are relentless in their efforts to sincerely address contemporary uncertainty and love. A great book for readers looking to rediscover Romantic poetry: “Embrace was a word first used of forts, / until the one body fell down inside the other body, and was lost.”
- | Author: Richard Meier
- | Publisher: Wave Books
- | Publication Date: Oct 19, 2006
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- | Binding: Paperback / softback
- | ISBN-13: 9781933517100
- | ISBN-10: 1933517107
