Powers of Thirteen, Poems

by John Hollander

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689113714
• ISBN13: 9780689113710
• Release Date: January 1983
• Publisher: Atheneum Books
• Length: 103 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.

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John Hollander, Powers of Thirteen (Atheneum, 1983) Powers of Thirteen is one of those ideas that sounds really rather amazing, when you think about it. This book is comprised of one hundred sixty-nine (which is, of course, 13x13) thirteen-line stanzas, with each line having thirteen syllables. Other than that, you really don't need to know anything other than that the book was written by John Hollander; if you're familiar with the man's work, you know what to expect already-- wordplay, a touch of erotic scurrilousness, diction that feels just the slightest bit archaic, but in such a way that you can still imagine someone (someone erudite, anyway) actually talking like this. As always, Hollander is a joy to read, if requiring a bit more thought and attention than the average penner of verses. *** ½