Name: Shell Songs
Price: 854.00 TWD
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Author: James Miller
ISBN: 9781947465855

Type

Physical Book

Author

James Miller

Publisher

Kelsay Books

Language

English

Pages

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9 x 15.2 x 0.4 cm

Weight

0.12 kg.

ISBN13

9781947465855

Synopsis "Shell Songs"

A poet's book is like a chicken's nest: a lot of straw but sometimes you find an egg. The eggs in this collection-and there are many-are among the finest out there.They rhyme and scan but subtly, quietly. They aren't showy about it. They see technique as necessary but secondary or auxiliary to the real business of poetry which is feeling, emotion. And there's a ton of emotion in Miller's best poems. He mainly writes about love, death, loss and bereavement, but he isn't sappy or naive about it. His best work resists easy literal paraphrase in the classic Dickinson slant manner, but without being cryptic. To this end he often deploys metaphors of land and sea, seasides and beaches. As life and love end in death, so the seaside meets the sea. Another of Miller's strong suits is his Frostian ability to infuse rhyme and meter with the naturalness of human speech. A collection to be grateful for by a poet to watch. Pino, Editor of The Rotary DialWith his effortless ability to make ordinary moments extraordinary, with his casual skill to twist a word or phrase into a lifetime of truths or half-truths (to shock us awake), with his drive to maximize musicality until meaning and form become one, Miller stands out as a fresh and vital voice in lyrical poetry. Billie Travalini, Editor of Journal of Caribbean LiteratureTake a deep breath in as you read James Miller's Shell Songs and you will smell the briny sea air, while ever-changing images and words roll by in waves of shadow and light.Nancy Mellichamp Savo, Associate Editor of The Lyric

James Miller

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James Miller (born in 1947) is an American writer and academic, PhD in History of Ideas from Brandeis University. Currently, he heads the Liberal Studies department at the New School for Social Research.

Among his most notable works is The Passion of Michel Foucault (1993), a biography that explores the life and thought of the French philosopher. Another notable work is Lives Under Scrutiny: From Socrates to Nietzsche (2011), where he analyzes the trajectories of various philosophers throughout history. These publications belong to the genre of philosophical essay and have been recognized for their depth and academic rigor.

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