Configurations
Paperback
$20.00
Sale price
$20.00
Regular price
Skip to product information
Out of stock
Finalist for the National Book Award Drawing his most outstanding work from nine previous volumes of award-winning poetry, Clarence Major had added a substantial body of new work to present a clear assessment of his forty-year career. By turns humorous and serious, Major is always richly lyrical while remaining precise in his observations. Line by line, his poems insist upon their own integrity, driven on by music as equally inspired by blues and jazz as it is by the Cantos of Ezra Pound. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, Clarence Major is the author of eight previous volumes of poetry, eight novels, including Dirty Bird Blues (originally published in HC by Mercury House), several collections of short stories and nonfiction, and editor of two acclaimed anthologies of African-American literature. He teaches at the University of California, Davis. "Like the finest blues, Clarence Major is, by turns, hypnotic, exotic, and healthily erotic."--Al Young "[Clarence Major] writes poetry with the resistant, angular surface of tumbled brick. As if the poem had been literally smashed. An improvisational, jazz-like quality. Some tough, sharp observations."--Kirkus Reviews "Passionate [and] controlled lyricism. . . The prevailing tonality of the poetry is quiet, almost philosophical."--Library Journal
Copper Canyon Press
Configurations
$20.00
Sale price
$20.00
Regular price
Book Details
- Publisher:
- Copper Canyon Press
- ISBN:
- 9781556590900
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Pages:
- 375
- Authors:
- Clarence Major
- Published Date:
- 1998-09-01
- Language:
- English
Shipping
Ships directly to you from our US distribution partner. US delivery only.
Usually ships within 1–2 business days.
Estimated total time for this book on its own:
- Economy 6–10 business days (usually about a week)
- Expedited 3–7 business days
- Express 2–4 business days
Orders with more than one book may arrive in separate deliveries. Pre-orders always ship separately once the book is released.
Returns
We offer a 30-day return policy, which means you have 30 days after receiving your item to request a return. To be eligible for a return, your item must be in the same condition that you received it: new, unworn or unused, and in its original packaging. See details on our Return & Refund policy.
You may also like
If any information on The Poetry Shop contains an error that requires correction, please contact info@thepoetryshop.com