School of the Arts by Mark Doty

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School of the Arts by Mark Doty

'When I say I hate time, Paul says how else could we find depth of character, or grow souls?' The darkly graceful poems in Mark Doty's seventh collection explore the ways in which we are educated by the implacable powers of time and desire.
Mark Doty is one of the major figures in contemporary American poetry, and a new book from him is always an event -- John Killick * The North *
The American poet Mark Doty dissents from the assumption that a plain style is more truthful than an elaborate oneSome poets are hypnotised by language and get caught flat-footed, but Doty is witty and quick... Wonderful -- Alan Marshall * Daily Telegraph *
Bishop's influence is apparent in Doty's shape-shifting, peripatetic style, his careful accumulation of sharply observed detail. While Doty has inherited from James Merrill, he shares somethign of the Bishop/Moore fondness for eccentric syntax, as well as their strength of phrasing -- Catriona O'Reilly * Times Literary Supplement *
Doty’s is a land of plenty, his poems celebrate abundance -- Colm Toibin * London Review of Books *
Mark Doty is the author of more than ten volumes of poetry and three memoirs. His many honours include the National Book Award, National Book Critics Circle Award, the PEN/Martha Albrand Award for First Nonfiction, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, a Whiting Writers’ Award, a Lila Wallace–Reader’s Digest Writers’ Award, and, in the UK, the T. S. Eliot Prize. He is a professor at Rutgers University and lives in New York City.
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ISBN 13 9780224075183
ISBN 10 0224075187
Title School of the Arts
Author Mark Doty
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Year published 2005-03-17
Number of pages 112
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.