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Hurdy-Gurdy

Tim Seibles

"From the 'sweet scat' and 'jump rope hymns' of wonder and wistfulness to the transformational, lithe, sexually charged energy of jazz, HURDY-GURDY earnestly explores the differences between what we want, what we get, and what we must be willing to pursue at any cost. This is an exciting book--at once fluid, shapely, and steady as stone--whose tensions lead us to an authentic meditative wholeness."--Mark Cox

Book Details

  • Publisher: Cleveland State University Poetry Center
  • Publish Date: Jan 1st, 1992
  • Pages: 89
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.50in - 5.52in - 0.33in - 0.27lb
  • EAN: 9780914946984
  • Categories: American - African American & Black

About the Author

Seibles, Tim: - Tim Seibles is the author of FAST ANIMAL (Etruscan Press, 2012), BUFFALO HEAD SOLOS (Cleveland State University Press, 2004), HAMMERLOCK (Cleveland State University Press, 1999), Ten Miles an Hour (Mille Grazie Press, 1998), Kerosene (Ampersand Press, 1995), HURDY-GURDY (Cleveland State University Press, 1992), and Body Moves (Corona Press, 1988). His poetry has been featured in Best American Poetry 2010 and he is a former NEA fellow and winner of an Open Voice award. He has led workshops for Cave Canem and the Zora Neale Hurston-Richard Wright Foundation. He lives in Norfolk, Virginia, where he teaches courses for Old Dominion University's English Department and MFA in Writing Program.

Praise for this book

"This is not a poetry of the highfalutin violin nor the somber cello, but a melody you heard somewhere that followed you home. Elegant and silly, irreverent, fun and funny, Tim Seibles' poetry celebrates the spirit's little moments of holy joy."--Sandra Cisneros