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Stone for an Eye

by Craigo
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"These 'stone' poems by Karen Craigo are reminiscent of W. S. Merwin's deep image poems or Vasko Popa's surrealist 'pebble' poems. But Craigo does Merwin and Popa one better. She manages to create and sustain a complex and shifting personal mythos without sacrificing the mystery and evocative force of the focusing image. Popa's 'pebbles' chanted a mean, gutteral, one-syllable song, but Craigo's 'stones' belt out whole operas. A brilliant debut."--George Looney

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780873388030
  • ISBN-10: 0873388038
  • Publisher: Kent State University Press
  • Publish Date: December 2003
  • Dimensions: 8.46 x 5.4 x 0.14 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.12 pounds
  • Page Count: 32

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