In this Book
- The Hemophiliac's Motorcycle
- Book
- 1994
- Published by: University of Iowa Press
- Series: Iowa Poetry Prize
summary
In this second wise and passionate book, Tom Andrews explores illness as a major theme, avoiding sentimentality without being merely confessional. He advances his considerable talent with great strength and forcefulness. The poems ae buoyant with humor and mindful of larger mysteries even as they investigate very personal issues. There is an urgency that is compelling; the work is immersed in the private grief of the speaker without excluding the reader. There is real and hard-won wisdom and intelligence in the poems, offering genuine surprises and delight; their attractive humility is not a pose.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- p. ix
- I
- The Hemophiliac’s Motorcycle
- pp. 3-9
- II
- At Burt Lake
- p. 13
- Ars Poetica
- p. 14
- Reading Frank O’Hara in the Hospital
- pp. 19-20
- When Comfort Arrives
- pp. 22-30
- Evening Song
- p. 31
- III
- Hymning the Kanawha
- pp. 35-50
- IV
- Codeine Diary
- pp. 53-76
Additional Information
ISBN
9781587290091
Related ISBN(s)
9780877454526
DOI
MARC Record
OCLC
44959206
Pages
89
Launched on MUSE
2012-02-08
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
1994