Again the Far Morning

New and Selected Poems

Fiction & Literature, Poetry
Cover of the book Again the Far Morning by N. Scott Momaday, University of New Mexico Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: N. Scott Momaday ISBN: 9780826348449
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press Publication: April 16, 2011
Imprint: University of New Mexico Press Language: English
Author: N. Scott Momaday
ISBN: 9780826348449
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Publication: April 16, 2011
Imprint: University of New Mexico Press
Language: English

Although highly regarded as a writer of fiction, nonfiction, and drama, N. Scott Momaday considers himself primarily a poet. This first book of his poems to be published in over a decade, Again the Far Morning comprises a varied selection of new work along with the best from his four earlier books of poems: Angle of Geese (1974), The Gourd Dancer (1976), In the Presence of the Sun (1992), and In the Bear’s House (1999).

To read Momaday’s poems from the last forty years is to understand that his focus on Kiowa traditions and other American Indian myths is further evidence of his spectacular formal accomplishments. His early syllabic verse, his sonnets, and his mastery of iambic pentameter are echoed in more recent work, and prose poetry has been part of his oeuvre from the beginning. The new work includes the elegies and meditations on mortality that we expect from a writer whose career has been as long as Momaday’s, but it also includes light verse and sprightly translations of Kiowa songs.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Although highly regarded as a writer of fiction, nonfiction, and drama, N. Scott Momaday considers himself primarily a poet. This first book of his poems to be published in over a decade, Again the Far Morning comprises a varied selection of new work along with the best from his four earlier books of poems: Angle of Geese (1974), The Gourd Dancer (1976), In the Presence of the Sun (1992), and In the Bear’s House (1999).

To read Momaday’s poems from the last forty years is to understand that his focus on Kiowa traditions and other American Indian myths is further evidence of his spectacular formal accomplishments. His early syllabic verse, his sonnets, and his mastery of iambic pentameter are echoed in more recent work, and prose poetry has been part of his oeuvre from the beginning. The new work includes the elegies and meditations on mortality that we expect from a writer whose career has been as long as Momaday’s, but it also includes light verse and sprightly translations of Kiowa songs.

More books from University of New Mexico Press

Cover of the book Sing My Whole Life Long by N. Scott Momaday
Cover of the book Coyota in the Kitchen by N. Scott Momaday
Cover of the book Critical Assembly by N. Scott Momaday
Cover of the book Imagining Geronimo by N. Scott Momaday
Cover of the book Abandoned in Place by N. Scott Momaday
Cover of the book The Architecture of Change by N. Scott Momaday
Cover of the book The Riddle of Cantinflas: Essays on Hispanic Popular Culture, Revised and Expanded Edition by N. Scott Momaday
Cover of the book The Canyon by N. Scott Momaday
Cover of the book War and Music: A Medley of Love by N. Scott Momaday
Cover of the book Sweeney by N. Scott Momaday
Cover of the book Indigenous Religion and Cultural Performance in the New Maya World by N. Scott Momaday
Cover of the book Come Up and Get Me by N. Scott Momaday
Cover of the book King Tiger by N. Scott Momaday
Cover of the book Advocates for the Oppressed by N. Scott Momaday
Cover of the book No Mere Shadows by N. Scott Momaday
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy