| The Language of Life - A Festival of Poets
(1996)
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| Front Cover |
Book Details |
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| Author/Editor |
| BILL MOYERS |
| David Grubin |
| James Haba |
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| Genre |
General Interest; Poetry; Readings |
| Publication Date |
3/1/1996 |
| Format |
Paperback |
| Publisher |
Main Street Books |
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| Plot |
| In a series of fascinating conversations with thirty-four American poets, and in dozens of poems, The Language of Life celebrates language in its "most exalted, wrenching, delighted, and concentrated form," and its unique power to re-create the human experience: falling in love, facing death, leaving home, playing basketball, losing faith, finding God. The poets who speak with Mr. Moyers about their work, their lives, and their creativity form a dazzlingly diverse chorus of American voices. All testify to the necessity and clarity of the poet's voice in a culture where words are held hostage to the propaganda of commerce and politics, and all give hope that from such a wide variety of racial, ethnic, and religious threads we might yet weave a new American fabric. |
| Personal Details |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Index |
82 |
| Read It |
Yes |
| Links |
Amazon US
Barnes & Noble
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| Grade Level |
General Interest |
| Interest |
Collected Essays |
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| Product Details |
| ISBN |
0385484100 |
| Cover Price |
$24.95 |
| Nr of Pages |
480 |
| First Edition |
No |
| Rare |
No |
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