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The Figured Wheel: New and Collected Poems, 1966-1996
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4 out of 5
Based on 322 Ratings and 29 Reviews

Book Description
A collection of poems from one of America's most innovative poets, The Figured Wheel illustrates Pinsky's knack for recovering some of the pleasures of prose--storytelling, humor, the rich texture of a world filled with people and ideas--for poetry. In "The Night Game," he recalls himself as a child imagining a Jewish southpaw, "Even more gifted/ Than Whitey Ford" who refuses to pitch on Yom Kippu... More
Book Information
PublisherFarrar Straus & Giroux
BindingHardcover (9 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages320
ISBN-100374154937
ISBN-13978-0374154936
Publication Date04/30/1996
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About Robert Pinsky (Author) : Robert Pinsky is a published author. Published credits of Robert Pinsky include Comedy, cruelty, and tourism: Thoreau's Cape Cod.(Critical Essay) : An article from: American Scholar, The Figured Wheel... more
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