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Valentine Place: Poems
David Lehman
ISBN :
0684822792
Publisher : Scribner
Pub Date : February 1996
Pages : 96
Binding : Paperback
Category : Literature &
Fiction
Description
Valentine Place is a dark
valentine. But these forty-three poems are not only about
desire, marriage, betrayal, and divorce, they're about the whole
gamut of emotions surrounding the pursuit of happiness. Keenly
felt, Lehman's work is never merely confessional. He uses a
variety of techniques here, and the narrative that emerges is
mysterious and provocative - a love affair as seen through a
Cubist prism. Lehman writes with candor, at times with high
humor, and frequently with a cinematic eye trained by Hollywood
and hard-boiled detective novels. From "First Lines" to "Last
Words", from "The Secret Life" to "Young Death", Valentine Place
reveals a talent that is daring and original. |
