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The Eagle's Mile

James Dickey

Publication Year: 1990

A book of new poems by a major writer is an event. A book of new poems that marks a different, more powerful approach is cause for celebration. "What I looked for here," James Dickey tells us about The Eagle's Mile, "was a flicker of light 'from another direction,' and when I caught it - or thought I did - I followed where it went, for better or worse." In this new work, Dickey edges away from the narrative-based poems of his previous books and gives instead more primacy to the language in which he writes. His poetry gains flexibility, and his poetic power becomes even surer and more clearly expressed. "I have experimented," Dickey writes, "and look forward to experimenting more."

Published by: Wesleyan University Press

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Contents

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Eagles

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pp. 3-4

Gila Bend

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p. 5-5

Circuit

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p. 6-6

Night Bird

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p. 7-7

Daybreak

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p. 8-8

Two Women

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pp. 9-10

Immortals

Earth

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p. 11-11

Air

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p. 12-12

Sea

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p. 13-13

To the Butterflies

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pp. 14-16

The One

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p. 17-17

The Three

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pp. 18-19

The Six

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pp. 20-21

Weeds

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p. 22-22

Spring-Shock

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pp. 23-24

The Eagle's Mile

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pp. 25-27

Daughter

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pp. 28-29

The Olympian

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pp. 30-34

The Little More

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pp. 35-37

For a Time and Place

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pp. 38-39

Vessels

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p. 40-40

Sleepers

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p. 41-41

Meadow Bridge

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p. 42-42

Tomb Stone

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p. 43-43

To Be Done in Winter

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p. 44-44

Moon Flock

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pp. 45-46

Snow Thickets

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p. 47-47

Expanses

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p. 48-48

Double-tongue: Collaborations and Rewrites

Lakes of V�rmland: with Andre Frenaud

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p. 51-51

Form: with Andre Frenaud

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pp. 52-53

Heads: with Lucien Becker

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pp. 54-55

Farmers: a fragment with Andre Frenaud

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pp. 56-57

Craters: with Michel Leiris

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pp. 58-59

Attempted Departure: with Andre du Bouchet

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p. 60-60

Poem: through a French poet, Roland Bouheret, and my running father

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pp. 61-62

Purgation: homage, Po Chii-yi

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p. 63-63

Basics

Level

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p. 64-64

Simplex

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p. 65-65

Word

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pp. 66-67


E-ISBN-13: 9780819571984
Print-ISBN-13: 9780819521859

Page Count: 80
Publication Year: 1990

Series Title: Wesleyan Poetry Series

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