Description

In this meditative and incisive collection, Stephen Dunn draws on themes of morality and mortality to explore the innermost machinations of human nature. Shifting in tone but never wavering in their essential honesty, these poems reflect on desire, restraint, and the roles we play in an ever- evolving society. A stunning sequence on the relationship between the speaker and “Mrs. Cavendish” examines an intimacy sustained and repelled by politics, philosophy, and attraction. Complex and evocative, Pagan Virtues offers indispensable truths from a master of contemporary poetry.

From “Pagan Virtues”

. . . tip your hat
to the great poem that is the body,
maybe even uphold the beautiful
by renouncing the pretty.

Author: Dunn, Stephen

Topic: Poetry
Media: Book
ISBN: 132400231X
Language: English
Pages: 96