John Koethe
Auteur de North Point North: New and Selected Poems
A propos de l'auteur
John Koethe is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the first Poet Laureate of Milwaukee
Crédit image: By John Koethe - John Koethe, CC BY 1.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4508982
Œuvres de John Koethe
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Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Koethe, John
- Date de naissance
- 1945-12-25
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- San Diego, California, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- San Diego, California, USA
- Professions
- dichter
Membres
Critiques
Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 14
- Aussi par
- 14
- Membres
- 259
- Popularité
- #88,671
- Évaluation
- 3.7
- Critiques
- 4
- ISBN
- 38
- Favoris
- 2
There is a lot of Ecclesiastes here.
It feels as if I know a lot about Koethe after reading this collection--although his is not at all what I would call autobiographical or confessional poetry, it is strongly of a specific time and place, and it describes the historic circumstances of Koethe's life, and it uses the benchmarks and collective memories of people of his age and times. His experience is more refined and more erudite than mine, but recognizable as a history shared. There is a clearness of vision about the past, free of nostalgia, yet full of love.
I feel this poet would be a good friend of mine, if I had the privilege of knowing him, and although I don't have any friends currently who own even one navy blazer.… (plus d'informations)