Geography III: Poems (FSG Classics)
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Whether writing about waiting as a child in a dentist's office, viewing a city from a plane high above, or losing items ranging from door keys to one's lover in the masterfully restrained "One Art," Elizabeth Bishop somehow conveyed both large and small emotional truths in language of stunning exactitude and even more astonishing resonance. As John Ashbery has written , "The private self . . . melts imperceptibly into the large utterance, the grandeur of poetry, which, because it remains rooted in everyday particulars, never sounds ‘grand,' but is as quietly convincing as everyday speech." Review: Great poetry is something you take in slowly - Still reading...not sure I want to make a comment. Great poetry is something you take in slowly, re-read, experience. No judgments. Review: You should own it. - It's a basic modernist text. Classic poems. If you're seriously interested in those, you should have this. The copy I rec'd was in pristine condition.
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H**D
Great poetry is something you take in slowly
Still reading...not sure I want to make a comment. Great poetry is something you take in slowly, re-read, experience. No judgments.
R**E
You should own it.
It's a basic modernist text. Classic poems. If you're seriously interested in those, you should have this. The copy I rec'd was in pristine condition.
G**M
Read. Slowly.
Read slowly, carefully. To yourself or to another. Read again. There is always more.
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Awesome
Came in early, perfect price and shipping that I needed for school.
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Five Stars
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Powerful
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English
Most cultures have a type of religion that they feel nourishes them spiritually and the Igbo people are no exception. The Igbo culture revolves around many different Gods and Goddesses that all are in charge of different aspects such as Yams, forgiveness, and the New Year. So when people arrive to the Ibgo culture with this idea of Christianity, where there is only one God, things becomes a little chaotic. Okonkwo, like many others apart of the Igbo culture are completely against Christianity. Instead of wasting time arguing with the Christians the Igbo people let the Christians build their church in the "Evil Forrest" in hopes that the Igbo Gods will kill the Christians as punishment. Although the Igbo people may not have noticed, but if the Christians were in fact killed, it would reenforce the idea that the Igbo Gods and Goddess are real and the Christian God is not real. Once something is done for so long, and is engraved in a culture, such as this religion, someone coming along and saying " your Gods are not real" is very upsetting. It would be extremely difficult to convert a majority of the Igbo tribe because their religion is a major part of their culture- holidays are dedicated to Gods, weather is dedicated to gods, farming the most important good, yams, even has a goddess so as you can see someone telling a tribe they have been wrong for many years was upsetting. On the other hand some of the Igbo culture became intrigued by Christianity. "There was a young lady who had been captivated" by this new religion, her name is Nwoye. This lady has had bad luck following the Igbo faith and probably feels Christianity is a way for a new beginning. Nwoye has had many twin births which are not accepted by the Igbo people and thinks maybe the Christian lifestyle will bring her better luck. Christianity brought many controversies to the Igbo culture. Many were opposed to the new religion because they are afraid of change. The many gods and goddess of their culture are what the Igbo people have known for centuries and a change was not going to be accepted by most. However there were some people who felt they needed a change, a new faith to bring better luck and those are the ones who converted religions.
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Breathgiving.
Exploding with life, moments, wonder and a deep sadness that is more like unendurable joy. This is poetry in the raw, from the veins. Each word has a pulse.
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