Carl Dennis
Auteur de Practical Gods
A propos de l'auteur
Crédit image: Courtesy of the Pulitzer Prizes.
Séries
Œuvres de Carl Dennis
The Lace Maker {poem} 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
The Poem Is You: 60 Contemporary American Poems and How to Read Them (2016) — Contributeur — 63 exemplaires
Onthebus No. 8 and 9 — Contributeur — 6 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1939-09-17
- Sexe
- male
- Prix et distinctions
- Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize (2000) Pulitzer Prize (Poetry, 2002)
Membres
Critiques
Admittedly skimmed this book of poems looking for gems and was not disappointed. Dennis has a very accessible style that invites the reader in and then weaves a deeper truth around, so that the subject you initially thought was on the table has deepened and broadened to a universality. For example, "Boys at Play" morphs from memory of first encountering other children of a different race to the broader reflection of growing up, loss of innocence, and the metaphorical journey that entails.
Many people read through a book of poetry just as they do a novel or an anthology, but “reading” poetry that way fails to deliver poetry’s main intent: to make readers enjoy a feeling they cannot derive from the words alone.
I love poetry, but to arrive at that feeling of joy, I read each one through four times: once to get the essence and syntax, the next to get the rhythm and match the poet’s syntax to my own, once out loud and a final time to listen for the rhythm and feeling in my own voice as I read the poem.
I fell in love with Carl Dennis’s poems when I first encountered them in one of the online poetry sites. Since then, I have purchased almost all of his books and treasure them all.
Dennis brilliantly constructs his poems to lead readers in one way before quickly, often subtly, changing direction into a wonderful juxtaposition. Many of the works cause me to smile, but most just make me stop, think and feel, exactly the things the poet is trying to do.
I do not consider this latest work to by Dennis’s best, yetI have still marked many of the poems as ones I want to put into my own poetry notebook so thatI can revisit them often.
If you are lucky enough to come across any of Carl Dennis’s books, get them! If you can’t find any, if your local library doesn’t have them (shame on them),and if you don’t want to take a chance with your money by going to amazon, at least check out his work on the poetry and poetry foundation websites.… (plus d'informations)
I love poetry, but to arrive at that feeling of joy, I read each one through four times: once to get the essence and syntax, the next to get the rhythm and match the poet’s syntax to my own, once out loud and a final time to listen for the rhythm and feeling in my own voice as I read the poem.
I fell in love with Carl Dennis’s poems when I first encountered them in one of the online poetry sites. Since then, I have purchased almost all of his books and treasure them all.
Dennis brilliantly constructs his poems to lead readers in one way before quickly, often subtly, changing direction into a wonderful juxtaposition. Many of the works cause me to smile, but most just make me stop, think and feel, exactly the things the poet is trying to do.
I do not consider this latest work to by Dennis’s best, yetI have still marked many of the poems as ones I want to put into my own poetry notebook so thatI can revisit them often.
If you are lucky enough to come across any of Carl Dennis’s books, get them! If you can’t find any, if your local library doesn’t have them (shame on them),and if you don’t want to take a chance with your money by going to amazon, at least check out his work on the poetry and poetry foundation websites.… (plus d'informations)
That a prophet’s toil wasn’t worth the trouble,
That a shrewder man would have a chosen a softer trade.
“Nietzsche”
Another Reason by Carl Dennis is his newest collection of poems. Dennis is the author of eleven previous works of poetry and essay collections. He attended Oberlin College, the University of Chicago and the University of Minnesota. Dennis earned his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley in 1966, and that same year became became an associate professor of English at the University of Buffalo where he spent much of his career. Dennis has earned the Ruth Lilly Prize and the Pulitzer Prize for his poetry.
Some poetry reaches out and grabs the reader. Some poetry takes a reader to a distant place or puts them with someone they miss. Other poetry is a look inside of the poet's mind. Another Reason is the latter type of poetry. Dennis writes about ordinary things and ideas, hoping to capture that “aha” moment of familiarity. There is no beauty of a blossom or an exotic land. Here we see see common questions about our place in the cosmos, religion, money problems, and even Nietzsche.
Some of the poems really hit the spot. “Animal Husbandry” concerns the Noah story. Have others thought how unfair it was to the millions of animals on earth to die in the flood for man’s sins? What of those saved on the ark? What type of strain would it be on two bees trying to make a hive or two gophers attempting a colony after the waters receded? “Job: A New Edition” brought up another thought I had long ago. Doesn’t God know the outcome of Job’s trial even before it begins? Does God think Satan can prove him wrong? Why should Job suffer for a bet. Does Job feel justice when he is rewarded with a new family and servants? -- “Would be Ample substitutes for the old”.
The vast majority of poems do not deal with religion and are unlikely to be as controversial as those two. Those just happened to jump out at me. “To a Novelist” is an observation of a town meeting with people taking sides of the developers (a Wal*Mart type) and others wanting to preserve the small town downtown. “Meaning” takes a view of what is meaningful in from different people's perspective. “Achievement” likewise describes different people’s concept of achievement.
Another Reason is a collection of poem that will not hit everyone the same way. There are poems that the reader will relate to and others that seem to slip by. This is not a collection where every poem will be a hit, but those that do hit home, hit with force. Very well done.… (plus d'informations)
That a shrewder man would have a chosen a softer trade.
“Nietzsche”
Another Reason by Carl Dennis is his newest collection of poems. Dennis is the author of eleven previous works of poetry and essay collections. He attended Oberlin College, the University of Chicago and the University of Minnesota. Dennis earned his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley in 1966, and that same year became became an associate professor of English at the University of Buffalo where he spent much of his career. Dennis has earned the Ruth Lilly Prize and the Pulitzer Prize for his poetry.
Some poetry reaches out and grabs the reader. Some poetry takes a reader to a distant place or puts them with someone they miss. Other poetry is a look inside of the poet's mind. Another Reason is the latter type of poetry. Dennis writes about ordinary things and ideas, hoping to capture that “aha” moment of familiarity. There is no beauty of a blossom or an exotic land. Here we see see common questions about our place in the cosmos, religion, money problems, and even Nietzsche.
Some of the poems really hit the spot. “Animal Husbandry” concerns the Noah story. Have others thought how unfair it was to the millions of animals on earth to die in the flood for man’s sins? What of those saved on the ark? What type of strain would it be on two bees trying to make a hive or two gophers attempting a colony after the waters receded? “Job: A New Edition” brought up another thought I had long ago. Doesn’t God know the outcome of Job’s trial even before it begins? Does God think Satan can prove him wrong? Why should Job suffer for a bet. Does Job feel justice when he is rewarded with a new family and servants? -- “Would be Ample substitutes for the old”.
The vast majority of poems do not deal with religion and are unlikely to be as controversial as those two. Those just happened to jump out at me. “To a Novelist” is an observation of a town meeting with people taking sides of the developers (a Wal*Mart type) and others wanting to preserve the small town downtown. “Meaning” takes a view of what is meaningful in from different people's perspective. “Achievement” likewise describes different people’s concept of achievement.
Another Reason is a collection of poem that will not hit everyone the same way. There are poems that the reader will relate to and others that seem to slip by. This is not a collection where every poem will be a hit, but those that do hit home, hit with force. Very well done.… (plus d'informations)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 16
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- 11
- Membres
- 393
- Popularité
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I love poetry, but to arrive at that feeling of joy, I read each one through four times: once to get the essence and syntax, the next to get the rhythm and match the poet’s syntax to my own, once out loud and a final time to listen for the rhythm and feeling in my own voice as I read the poem.
I fell in love with Carl Dennis’s poems when I first encountered them in one of the online poetry sites. Since then, I have purchased almost all of his books and treasure them all.
Dennis brilliantly constructs his poems to lead readers in one way before quickly, often subtly, changing direction into a wonderful juxtaposition. Many of the works cause me to smile, but most just make me stop, think and feel, exactly the things the poet is trying to do.
I do not consider this latest work to by Dennis’s best, yetI have still marked many of the poems as ones I want to put into my own poetry notebook so thatI can revisit them often.
If you are lucky enough to come across any of Carl Dennis’s books, get them! If you can’t find any, if your local library doesn’t have them (shame on them),and if you don’t want to take a chance with your money by going to amazon, at least check out his work on the poetry and poetry foundation websites.… (plus d'informations)