Lay Back the Darkness: Poems
by Edward Hirsch
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Author: Edward HirschEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-09-14
ISBN: 0375710027
Number of pages: 88
Publisher: Knopf
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- ISBN13: 9780375710025
- Condition: New
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Book Review: Most of it is quite good
Summary: 4 Stars
These poems run the gamut and are extremely allusive. They are book-ended by classically-driven pieces [i.e., the Odyssey] as well as Renaissance works [Dante]. Hirsch brings his own personal experiences to these renowned works and coopts their voices. The middle sections do not work as well, as they are "personal," or adopt the guise of so being; and they somehow do not hang together cleanly. There are some good pieces, however, like the concentration camp art of children, but the very confessional nature of them is not as strong as the less personal beginning and ending poems.
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