What I Got for a Dollar
Will be published approx. on 22. May 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
94 pages
978-1-946830-01-2 (ISBN)
Description
Exquisite verse exploring life's journey and finding beauty in the everyday.
In this poignant collection, Bert Stern grapples with the elemental and the extraordinary, reflecting on a life well-lived. These poems offer moments of profound recognition, revealing beauty in rough terrains and changing atmospheres.
Stern's verse explores themes of aging, memory, and nature, offering a sense of gratitude for the world around us. This collection is perfect for readers who enjoy introspective and reflective poetry. Discover:
- The search for meaning in everyday experiences
- Coping with aging and mortality
- Exploring love and loss
Experience the stunning grace and powerful insights of a poet at the height of his powers. A must-read for lovers of contemporary poetry.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
159 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-946830-01-2 (9781946830012)
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Co-founder of Grid Books / Off the Grid Press, Bert Stern is the author of WHAT I GOT FOR A DOLLAR (Grid Books, 2018), SILK AND THE RAGPICKER'S GRANDSON (Red Dust, 1998), the critical book Wallace Stevens: Art of Uncertainty, and Winter in China, a monograph on American expatriate Robert Winter. He is Milligan Professor of English Emeritus at Wabash College, and has also taught at the University of Thessaloniki as Fulbright Professor of English and at Peking University. Stern served as chief editor for Hilton Publishing, and for fifteen years taught for Changing Lives through Literature, a program designed for men and women on probation.