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What is Some Assembly Required : Poems about?

George Bradley, whose previous work has drawn praise from James Merrill and Harold Bloom, here meditates on contemporary culture, on the natural world and the world imagined, and on the life of the poet. Whether he is standing in line at the SuperSave, where tabloids beckon, or contemplating the change of seasons in a classic sonnet sequence, Bradley juxtaposes the sublime workings of the mind with the mundane static that surrounds it. What he finds in this conjunction is a surprising beauty, a uniquely contemporary formal music, and, often, a curative dose of humor. Even verse itself is not exempt from his clarifying view, as he proves in How I Got in the Business, a wild ride through several sorts of commerce, including the poetry trade. Throughout Some Assembly Required , Bradley savors both the riveting accident of everyday life and the long view afforded by art, in poetry that is taut, witty, and dynamic.

Author

George Bradley

Publisher

Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers

Published

2001

Language

EN

ISBN

9780375411953

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Humanities