Read Christopher Bursk: Selected Poems

Christopher Bursk: Selected Poems

Christopher Bursk

4.9/5 (20203 ratings)

Description:Of Christopher Bursk’s poetry, Joel Brouwer in The New York Times Book Review writes, “If you’re looking for skeptical poststructuralist experiments with language’s unstable elements, look elsewhere. Bursk has bottomless faith in language and its capacities to enlighten and delight.” Bursk’s Selected Poems reveal their author’s trust in those odd little bits of breath we call vowels and consonants to engage the world. Drawing on his experience as a father and grandfather, teacher and prison counselor, pacifist and protestor, Bursk sets great store in the potential of parts of speech to challenge and heal, puzzle and provoke. For him words are “places of comfort, places of justice,” whether they are exploring the painful confusions of childhood and sexuality; witnessing to the violations of spirit and body in the Congo or on the cellblock; examining the challenges of classroom, picket line, nursery or hospital ward; confronting the difficulties of living in the past and in the here and now. Bursk in his work in the corrections system helped those incarcerated to trust that something good comes of facing, honestly and bravely, both one’s limits and one’s possibilities. In his poetry he asks the same of himself. In both cases this honesty and courage is made possible by a faith that words, though they may test us, will not let us down.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Christopher Bursk: Selected Poems. To get started finding Christopher Bursk: Selected Poems, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: 146

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: 2014

ISBN: 1938853512

Description: Of Christopher Bursk’s poetry, Joel Brouwer in The New York Times Book Review writes, “If you’re looking for skeptical poststructuralist experiments with language’s unstable elements, look elsewhere. Bursk has bottomless faith in language and its capacities to enlighten and delight.” Bursk’s Selected Poems reveal their author’s trust in those odd little bits of breath we call vowels and consonants to engage the world. Drawing on his experience as a father and grandfather, teacher and prison counselor, pacifist and protestor, Bursk sets great store in the potential of parts of speech to challenge and heal, puzzle and provoke. For him words are “places of comfort, places of justice,” whether they are exploring the painful confusions of childhood and sexuality; witnessing to the violations of spirit and body in the Congo or on the cellblock; examining the challenges of classroom, picket line, nursery or hospital ward; confronting the difficulties of living in the past and in the here and now. Bursk in his work in the corrections system helped those incarcerated to trust that something good comes of facing, honestly and bravely, both one’s limits and one’s possibilities. In his poetry he asks the same of himself. In both cases this honesty and courage is made possible by a faith that words, though they may test us, will not let us down.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Christopher Bursk: Selected Poems. To get started finding Christopher Bursk: Selected Poems, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Christopher Bursk: Selected Poems

Christopher Bursk: Selected Poems

More Books

Ovid at Fifteen (New Issues Poetry & Prose)

Ovid at Fifteen (New Issues Poetry & Prose)

A Certain Kind of Swagger: Poems from Christopher Bursk’s Poetry Master Class 2021

A Certain Kind of Swagger: Poems from Christopher Bursk’s Poetry Master Class 2021

The Infatuations and Infidelities of Pronouns (At Hand Poetry Chapbook, 32)

The Infatuations and Infidelities of Pronouns (At Hand Poetry Chapbook, 32)

The Improbable Swervings of Atoms (Pitt Poetry Series)

The Improbable Swervings of Atoms (Pitt Poetry Series)

The Boy With One Wing by Christopher Bursk

The Boy With One Wing by Christopher Bursk

The First Inhabitants of Arcadia: Poems

The First Inhabitants of Arcadia: Poems

A Car Stops A Door Opens

A Car Stops A Door Opens

Places of Comfort, Places of Justice: Poems

Places of Comfort, Places of Justice: Poems

Cell Count (Ttup Invited Poets Series)

Cell Count (Ttup Invited Poets Series)