Fields of Praise: New and Selected Poems - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:LSU PressISBN-13:9780807121757ISBN-10:807121754UPC:9780807121757Book Category:Poetry, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:American, Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:AmericanAward:1997 National Book Awards Nominee - Poetry AwardSize:9.05 x 6.03 x 0.61 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SCKA2MECYT
Fields of Praise: New and Selected Poems
In The Fields of Praise, Marilyn Nelson claims as subjects the life of the spirit, the vicissitudes of love, and the African American experience and arranges them as white pebbles marking our common journey toward a "monstrous love / that wants to make the world right."
Nelson is a poet of stunning power, able to bring alive the most rarified and subtle of experiences. A slave destined to become...Language:EnglishPublisher:LSU PressISBN-13:9780807121757ISBN-10:807121754UPC:9780807121757Book Category:Poetry, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:American, Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:AmericanAward:1997 National Book Awards Nominee - Poetry AwardSize:9.05 x 6.03 x 0.61 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SCKA2MECYT
Marilyn Nelson's other poetry titles include Magnificat, Mama's Promises, and The Homeplace--a finalist for the National Book Award. A recipient of the Annisfield-Wolf Award, she is professor emerita of English at the University of Connecticut at Storrs and a member of the Board of Chancellors of the Academy of American Poets.
Publisher: LSU Press
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🏆 1997 National Book Awards Nominee - Poetry Award
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