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| The Niagara River: Poems (Grove Press Poetry) | 
 enlarge | Author: Kay Ryan
Publisher: Grove Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (2 reviews)
Sales Rank: 12212
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 96
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.4 x 0.5
ISBN: 0802142222
Dewey Decimal Number: 811.54
EAN: 9780802142221
ASIN: 0802142222
Publication Date: August 17, 2005
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Bafflingly effective, this new collection of poetry from the winner of the 2004 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize seems too brief and blithe to pack so much wallop. Intense and relaxed, buoyant and rueful, the singular music of Kay Ryan's poetry appeals to a wide audience. Her poems, products of an immaculately off-kilter mind, have appeared everywhere from the Sunday funnies to New York subways to the pages of The New Yorker to plaques at the zoo. The Niagara River, her third collection for the Grove Press Poetry Series that began with the publication of Elephant Rocks, promises to offer similar gems of hidden wonder.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Sublime August 29, 2006
27 out of 28 found this review helpful
I am a big fan of poetry and this book did not disappoint me. I live in Australia, and therefore am not exposed to what is au courant in the US anymore [originally from the US]. I saw Kay Ryan on the Lehrer Report which is broadcast over here. She was reading from this book, and I decided to buy a copy.
The poems are earthy and touch places of the heart that elicit a sigh of recognition. It is good to read poetry that is open, uncoded and taps into our everyday experiences with such elegant simplicity.
 Lyrical Modern American Poems February 23, 2006
21 out of 28 found this review helpful
The poetry is contempory and uses traditional elements, such as occational rhyme. Wonderful images and subjects that linger in the mind the day after reading them.
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