In this Book
- The Goat Songs
- Book
- 2018
- Published by: University of North Texas Press
- Series: Vassar Miller Prize in Poetry
summary
The poems in James Najarian’s debut collection are by turns tragic and mischievous, always with an exuberant attention to form. Najarian turns his caprine eye to the landscapes and history of Berks Country, Pennsylvania, and to the middle east of his extended Armenian family. These poems examine our bonds to the earth, to animals, to art and to desire. “In blank verse, free verse, stanzas and syllabics rhymed with delicate quirkiness, the poems of The Goat Songs are sure-footed and nimble.”—A.E. Stallings, author of Olives and judge
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-xii
- I. Armenia, PA
- Near Apex, PA
- p. 6
- Armenian Lesson
- p. 7
- Family Visit
- p. 8
- Taking the Train from Kempton, PA
- pp. 12-13
- First Kidding
- p. 14
- My Big Head
- pp. 17-18
- On His Blindness
- p. 19
- To the Fields
- pp. 20-21
- Longed-For Rain
- p. 22
- With the Herd
- pp. 23-24
- Last Poem About the Farm
- pp. 25-26
- II. Kleptomania
- The Frat Boys
- pp. 29-30
- The Bodies of Men
- p. 31
- Paperwhites
- p. 32
- Travelogue
- pp. 33-34
- Kleptomania
- p. 35
- In Drought
- p. 36
- Against Desire
- p. 39
- A Farewell to the Male Body
- pp. 41-42
- III. The Devout Life
- Church on the Block
- p. 45
- The Dark Ages
- pp. 46-48
- Resilience
- pp. 49-50
- Halcyon Days
- p. 51
- Armenian Song
- p. 53
- The Swimmers
- p. 54
- Uncle Gustavus
- p. 58
- Barcarolle
- p. 59
- Famous Painting
- p. 60
- From the Armenian Quarter, Jerusalem
- pp. 61-62
Additional Information
ISBN
9781574417258
Related ISBN(s)
9781574417173
MARC Record
OCLC
1031400188
Pages
88
Launched on MUSE
2018-04-23
Language
English
Open Access
No
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