
As If It Were
Poems
Fred Chappell(Author)
Louisiana State University Press
Will be published approx. on 3. April 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
248 pages
978-0-8071-6960-5 (ISBN)
Description
Inspired by ancient, modern, and contemporary writings, Fred Chappell's sprightly new collection of verse, As If It Were, presents tales, anecdotes, pointed stories, and aphorisms to spark the conscience of readers young and old. Playful and even zany, the humor in these poems pulls readers into a world filled with noble lions, crafty foxes, predacious wolves, longsuffering asses, and fashionable peacocks. Chappell illustrates how the fable offers a timeless form of wisdom, surprising us with revelations that challenge what we think we already know, along with fresh observations of daily experiences. With its informal, even nonchalant tone of address and lush, polished language, As If It Were endows homespun materials with alchemical insights.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Baton Rouge
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 224 mm
Width: 239 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
363 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8071-6960-5 (9780807169605)
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Person
Fred Chappell is the author of more than thirty volumes of poetry and prose. He has received the Bollingen Prize, the T. S. Eliot Award, and the Thomas Wolfe Prize. His fiction has been translated into more than a dozen languages and received the Best Foreign Book Award from the AcadA (c)mie FranA?aise. He was the poet laureate of North Carolina from 1997 to 2002.