Firekeeper (Trade)

by Pattiann Rogers

Book Overview

"Poetry in service to humanity." --BARRY LOPEZPattiann Rogers has built a reputation as one of America's finest contemporary poets. Her writing--with its firm roots in science and the natural... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571314008
• ISBN13: 9781571314000
• Release Date: September 1994
• Publisher: Milkweed Editions
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Amazing, inspiring...

Pattiann rogers writes with the kind of grace that words were invented for. Her poems are often funny, sometimes sad, and always thought-provoking. I highly recommend her book for both those who love poems and those who usually do not. Wonderful book...

Poems Beyond Poetry

As a general rule, I dislike reading poetry. However, someone recommended this book to me, and reading it has changed not only my view of poetry but how I think in the world. Crafted with care, the poems found in this volume offer an intimate view of nature, life, and a basics that could be termed humanity. Science and nature are blended with a profound yet simple eloquence in poetry that makes the English language dance.As a general rule, I dislike reading poetry. However, someone recommended this book to me, and reading it has changed not only my view of poetry but how I think in the world. Crafted with care, the poems found in this volume offer an intimate view of nature, life, and something basic that could be termed humanity. Science and nature are blended with a profound yet simple eloquence in poetry that makes the English language dance.