Halflife by Meghan O'rourke
The insomniac speakers in Halflife are coming of age in a mythical world full of threat and promise. Seeking their true selves amid the fallen cathedrals of America, they speak wryly of destructive love affairs, aesthetic obsession, and encroaching war, but refuse to abandon hope in the power of imagination.
"Fiercely and fearlessly rich, her lines burn like encaustic: 'the burning thing'" -- John Ashbery
"An impressive first collection, Halflife is a box full of surprises and intense delights." -- Billy Collins
"Concise, sophisticated poems…immediate magic." -- Katie Peterson - Chicago Tribune
"An impressive first collection, Halflife is a box full of surprises and intense delights." -- Billy Collins
"Concise, sophisticated poems…immediate magic." -- Katie Peterson - Chicago Tribune
Meghan O'Rourke is the author of the collections Sun in Days, Halflife, and Once, as well as a memoir, The Long Goodbye. A former editor at The New Yorker, she has served as culture editor and literary critic for Slate, poetry editor for the Paris Review, and is currently the editor of The Yale Review. Her poems and essays have appeared in The New Yorker, The Best American Poetry, the New Republic, and Poetry, among others. The recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Radcliffe Fellowship, and other awards, she lives in Brooklyn.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780393333176 |
| ISBN 10 | 0393333175 |
| Title | Halflife |
| Author | Meghan O'rourke |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2008-10-28 |
| Number of pages | 88 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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