Or to Begin Again by Ann Lauterbach

Or to Begin Again by Ann Lauterbach

Ann Lauterbach's ninth work of poetry, Or to Begin Again, takes its name from a sixteen-poem elegy that resists its own end, as it meditates on the nearness of specific attachment and loss against the mute background of historical forces in times of war. In the center of the book is a twelve-part narrative, "Alice in the Wasteland,"inspired by Lewis Carroll's great character and T.S. Eliot's 1922 modernist poem. Alice is accosted by an invisible Voice as she wanders and wonders about the nature of language in relation to perception. In this volume, Lauterbach again shows the range of her formal inventiveness, demonstrating the visual dynamics of the page in tandem with the powerful musical cadences and imagery of a contemporary master.

Ruth and David Schwab III Professor of Language and Literature at Bard College is Ann Lauterbach. The Guggenheim Foundation, the Ingram Merrill Foundation, and the John D. Rockefeller Foundation have all supported her work through fellowships. Catherine C. and Catherine C. The MacArthur Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of If in Time: Collected Poems 1975-2000 is one of six poetry collections she has written.

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ISBN 13	9780143115205
ISBN 10	0143115200
Title	Or to Begin Again
Author	Ann Lauterbach
Series	Penguin Poets
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2009-04-28
Number of pages	128
Prizes	Winner of National Book Award Finalist.
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