The Correct Spelling and Exact Meaning - by Richard Jones (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A tough-minded, tender book Rilke would have written had he studied Zen and become a parent.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>"Jones can be stunning, effortlessly finding the right tone."--<i>The Village Voice</i></p><p>Richard Jones examines the details of daily life as though through a child's eyes, taking in every wondrous moment as if time were nonexistent, yet with the intensely painful understanding that the elemental world of the family is fleeting. Jones, who is strongly influenced by Rilke and Keats, is a master of metaphor who can transform mundane things into sacred objects.</p><p><b>Richard Jones</b> is the author of ten books of poetry and criticism and founding editor of the literary magazine <i>Poetry East</i>. He teaches at DePaul University in Chicago.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Jones can be stunning, effortlessly finding the right tone. This is instinctive poetry, combining bluntness with reserve.-The Village Voice Richard Jones... demonstrates an ability both to transform into affirmation the tragedies of personal experience and to extract from them a more universal truth.-Library Journal Richard Jones is a poet of the heart.-Poetry With deceptive ease and scrupulous economy of means, Jones portrays the human face of loneliness, desire, loss--and the redemptive power of awareness and acceptance. -Booklist<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Richard Jones is the author of ten books of poetry and criticism and editor of Poetry East. He teaches at DePaul University in Chicago.
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