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The Swimmer: Poems by Koethe, John, 1945- is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Swimmer: Poems about?
<p><b>A searching new collection from America’s philosopher-poet</b><br><br>John Koethe, in his tenth volume of poetry, investigates the capricious nature of everyday life, “the late-night jazz, great sex and all / The human shit defining what we are.” His poems—always dynamic and in process, never static or complete—luxuriate in the questions that punctuate the most humdrum of routines, rendering a robust portrait of an individual: complicated, quotidian, and resounding with truth. <i>The Swimm
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- Author
- Koethe, John, 1945-
- Publisher
- New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780374272326
- Category
- work of literary fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Poetry, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.92 / 5 (33 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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