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- A Letter to Serafin
- Book
- 2009
- Published by: The University of Akron Press
- Series: Akron Series in Poetry
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A Letter to Serafin is a multi-paneled study of juxtapositions and duplicities, where history becomes a living entity, not just a shadowy artifact. Minczeski colors his lines with dark hues of wry comedy and sharp tones of pathos, transcending geography and time by providing testimony on behalf of those who no longer can. This is a vital book for anyone who has ever been transported by a piece of artwork, or haunted by a photograph that projects meaning beyond its borders. If the aim of poetry is to speak the unspeakable, then John Minczeski gives voice to all that goes unsaid between generations.
Table of Contents
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- A Letter from Serafin
- Farm, 1962
- pp. 3-4
- Annunciation
- p. 5
- October Primrose
- pp. 6-7
- Tour Bus
- One Version
- pp. 21-22
- Resort Town
- Tree Lilac: Dust
- p. 31
- Resort Town
- pp. 37-38
- The Davids
- pp. 39-41
- Magdalene on the Bus
- pp. 42-43
- On Not Smiling
- p. 44
- November
- A Letter to Serafin
- Wooden Pencils Are Born
- pp. 61-62
- The Last Pietà
- p. 63
- Lublin, Rain
- p. 65
- Thieves of Warsaw
- p. 66
- The Prisoners
- p. 67
- Two White Bowls
- pp. 69-70
- In a Spoleto Hotel
- p. 71
- A Letter to Serafin
- pp. 72-74
- Acknowledgments
- p. 77
Additional Information
ISBN
9781935603795
Related ISBN(s)
9781931968683
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OCLC
794701467
Pages
77
Launched on MUSE
2012-02-08
Language
English
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No
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