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Communion: New & Selected Poems by St. John, Primus, 1939- is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Communion: New & Selected Poems about?

Communion combines new poems with three out-of-print books that display St. John's mastery of both the brief lyric and longer narrative, such as his acclaimed epic poem "Dreamer." In this highly inventive poetic exploration of slavery - revised and republished here - his subject is John Newton, the sea captain and slave trader who wrote the hymn "Amazing Grace." As St. John has noted elsewhere, "I am interested in how people survive the physical and ideological violence intended to subdue and destroy them. In my work I try to be as comfortable with anger as I am with tenderness."

Who reads Communion: New & Selected Poems?

Author

St. John, Primus, 1939-

Publisher

Port Townsend, Wash.: Copper Canyon Press

Published

1999

Language

EN

ISBN

9781556591259

Category

work of literary fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Poetry, Humanities

Rating

3 / 5 (2 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14