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James Galvin

Autor(a) de The Meadow

15+ Works 683 Membros 19 Reviews 3 Favorited

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Obras de James Galvin

The Meadow (1992) 371 cópias
Fencing the Sky (1999) 120 cópias
As Is (2009) 16 cópias
Elements (1988) 14 cópias
Prairie (2001) 4 cópias
Ein Jahr mit Jesus (1998) 1 exemplar(es)
Prevailing Wind 1 exemplar(es)
Clôturer le ciel (2004) 1 exemplar(es)

Associated Works

The Best American Poetry 2001 (2001) — Contribuinte — 223 cópias
The Best American Poetry 2003 (2003) — Contribuinte — 174 cópias
The Best American Poetry 2008 (2008) — Contribuinte — 135 cópias
The Best American Poetry 2015 (2015) — Contribuinte — 94 cópias
The Ecopoetry Anthology (2013) — Contribuinte — 48 cópias
Unbridled: The Western Horse in Fiction and Nonfiction (2005) — Contribuinte — 6 cópias
Antaeus No. 34, Summer 1979 — Contribuinte — 1 exemplar(es)
Antaeus No. 35, Autumn 1979 — Contribuinte — 1 exemplar(es)

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This is the first collection I've read from Galvin, but unfortunately, I think it will also probably be my last. While there's some lovely language and imagery here, it feels like a majority of the poems prioritize "sound" over "sense", and while further read-throughs might make them more clearer, there's nothing there really pulling me to put the work in. In other cases, the poems here are perfectly clear, but just not particularly striking. In a few cases, I started out truly enjoying a piece, only to find that the ending fell so flat as to mostly ruin it for me. And in other cases, even where form is clearly in play, it feels like the poems are nothing more than broken up prose, and the truth is that I didn't feel much engagement or emotional impact at any point in the collection.

Not one I'd recommend, I'm afraid.
… (mais)
 
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whitewavedarling | 1 outra resenha | Dec 16, 2023 |
Much darker than The Meadow
 
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Fromie | outras 3 resenhas | Nov 28, 2023 |
James Galvin chronicles the history of a single piece of land in rural Wyoming over the course of several generations. Through the eyes of his varied characters, Galvin explores the changing of both landscape and society, and the complex relationships between humans and the natural world. His prose is lovely and his voice resounds with a deep respect for our land. Readers will come back to The Meadow for repeat reads.
 
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Cam_Torrens | outras 12 resenhas | Mar 17, 2023 |
Inspiration to read: NYTBR interview with Colum McCann June 22 21014. He says "'The Meadow' defies classification - it's a memoir, a scrapbook, a novel and a poem rolled into one. For my sins I live in New York City, and reading about Gavin's landscape calms me and brings me elsewhere. "
 
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TeresaBlock | outras 12 resenhas | Feb 14, 2023 |

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Obras
15
Also by
8
Membros
683
Popularidade
#37,041
Avaliação
3.8
Resenhas
19
ISBNs
33
Idiomas
2
Favorito
3

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