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Casi Invisible (2012)

by Mark Strand(Favorite Author)

3.85 of 5 Votes: 5

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English

genre

Poetry

publisher

Visor Libros

review 1: Reminiscent, for me, of Edson and some Tate. A few, like “Provisional Eternity” feel more like aphorisms than prose poems. Some of my favorite moments:“The silent snow of thought melts before it has a chance to stick.”“A rough sound was polished until it became a smoother sound, which was polished until it became music.”“The empty heart comes home from a long day at the office.”“His desperation is not my desperation.” “‘I’m home,” said the husband. ‘Not again,’ said the wife.”
review 2: What can I say about Mark Strand that hasn't already been said? I admire his poetry for being simple and precise, with a dash of the unexpected, and the poems in his newest collection are no exception. When a poem leaves you simultaneously mov... moreed and unsettled, you know you are reading the work of a master, a master of language and imagery and voice, and even humor. As I made my way through "Almost Invisible," I stuck a post-it by my favorite poems, and by the end realized that I had stuck around 8 or 10 post-its. Flagged poems include "The Everyday Enchantment of Music" and "The Old Age of Nostalgia" and "Poem of the Spanish Poet." I held off on the fifth star only as an indication of the fact that prose poems aren't my favorite, but, as poetry is meant to be spoken and listened to, I suppose my aversion is a silly thing; they're still poems, and there's no question that the prose poems of a guy like Strand are still utterly poetic. (If you ever have the opportunity to hear Strand give a reading, you're in for a real treat.) P.S. If you're looking for a way to include some contemporary American poetry into your Holy Week observation/commemoration/rituals, I suggest reading Strand's "Poem After the Last Seven Words." less

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