American Ghost Roses (Illinois Poetry Series)
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: April 4, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 104
ISBN-13: 9780252029981
Subjects: Poetry texts & anthologies; American - General; Literary Criticism / Poetry; Literary Criticism; Poetry
Description: "In his first book as the poet laureate of Illinois, Kevin Stein shoulders an array of poetic forms, blending pathos, humor, and social commentary. These poems - ranging from meditative narratives to improvisational lyrics - explore art's capacity to embody as well as express contemporary culture. Stein embraces subjects as various as his father's death, magazine sex surveys, Kandinsky's theory of art, the dangling modifier, Jimi Hendrix's flaming guitar, racial bigotry, and a teacher's comments on a botched poem."--Jacket.