William Henry Harrison and Other Poems

by David R. Slavitt

Book Overview

"A wonderfully disorienting title for a wonderfully orienting book. Deeply instructive, entirely delightful."-Henry Taylor The prodigiously imaginative mind and penetrating wit of David R. Slavitt are on full display in his newest collection of poetry that is perhaps his most engaging to date. The title poem begins by fooling around-"With three names like that, it sounds as though his mother is calling him and she's really angry"-but then builds into...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807131210
• ISBN13: 9780807131213
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.9" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Smart and Funny Poetry

This new collection by David R Slavitt includes the long title poem, which is odd and not quite like any poem I've ever read, alongside some humorous and experimental shorter poems. This volume also includes some of Slavitt's "thinking-out-loud-in-verse" pieces, which are always a pleasure. Buy this book. You won't be disappointed.