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Every Riven Thing
By Wiman, Christian
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-37415-036-5
- Publisher
- Farrar
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Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2010
A sense of mortality hangs over Wiman's third collection (after The Long Home); some of these poems speak of illness and loss. Ultimately, though, this is an optimistic book that asks and then answers some of the great questions: why are we here? What is life about? How can we live wisely and praise this extraordinary earth that gives us a home? Poems such as "One Time" and "Gone for the Day, She Is the Day" explore the nature of love, especially after a serious diagnosis, while th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
