Different Hours: Poems
by Stephen Dunn
Category: Poetry

In Here and Now, the lucidity of Dunn's language makes his poems seem effortless. He animates the most quotidian details of domestic life with the sense of awe that characterizes each of his poems. In these poems, resignation, world-weariness, crudeness and self-deprecation coexist with ecstatic love, insight, humor, and sweetness. The most characteristic feature of a Dunn poem is its unpredictability - every line break is surprising. His poems are risky and original, revealing the otherworldliness of our familiar lives and the essential comedy of getting through the day. With a career that spans four decades and sixteen collections of poetry, Dunn's work still surprises