Ranking the Wishes

Fiction & Literature, Poetry, Inspirational & Religious, American, Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, 20th Century
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Author: Carl Dennis ISBN: 9781101161807
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group Publication: June 1, 1997
Imprint: Penguin Books Language: English
Author: Carl Dennis
ISBN: 9781101161807
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication: June 1, 1997
Imprint: Penguin Books
Language: English

In his seventh book, Carl Dennis explores the ways in which our wishes - those in our power to fulfill at any moment and those that have no chance of ever being realized - define who we are. While some of the poems view wishing as a failure to do justice to the world we have, others regard it as a recognition that no present, however rich, can satisfy the imagination, and suggest that one of the functions of poetry is to keep significant wishes alive. In showing with moving clarity how wishes are essential to giving shape and direction to the moment, these poems make use of a rich variety of genres: elegy, advice, meditation, warning, consolation, and prophecy.

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In his seventh book, Carl Dennis explores the ways in which our wishes - those in our power to fulfill at any moment and those that have no chance of ever being realized - define who we are. While some of the poems view wishing as a failure to do justice to the world we have, others regard it as a recognition that no present, however rich, can satisfy the imagination, and suggest that one of the functions of poetry is to keep significant wishes alive. In showing with moving clarity how wishes are essential to giving shape and direction to the moment, these poems make use of a rich variety of genres: elegy, advice, meditation, warning, consolation, and prophecy.

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