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Mornings Like This: Found Poems
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Perennial
Publication date
June 1, 1996
Pages
75
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780060927257
ISBN-10
0060927259
Dimensions
0.25 by 5.75 by 9.25 in.
Weight
0.25 lbs.
Original list price
$12.99
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
In an unusual compilation of poetry, an author carefully chooses sentence fragments from old, often forgotten books and creates new poems out of them, on themes ranging from love and nature to nostalgia and death. Reprint.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: In Mornings Like This, Annie Dillard extracts and rearranges sentences from old--and often odd--books, and composes ironic poems--some serious, some light--on the heartfelt themes of love, nature, nostalgia, and death. Clever, original, sometimes humorous, and often profound, this collection is sure to charm her fans, both old and new.
Editions
Hardcover
from Harpercollins (June 1, 1995)
9780060171551 | details & prices | 75 pages | 6.00 × 9.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $20.00
About: The author offers a new approach to poetry by going through old nonfiction books, finding passages that amuse or interest her, and rearranging them into poems that range from funny to serious to reflective
About: The author offers a new approach to poetry by going through old nonfiction books, finding passages that amuse or interest her, and rearranging them into poems that range from funny to serious to reflective
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Perennial (June 1, 1996)
9780060927257 | details & prices | 75 pages | 5.75 × 9.25 × 0.25 in. | 0.25 lbs | List price $12.99
About: The author offers a new approach to poetry by going through old nonfiction books, finding passages that amuse or interest her, and rearranging them into poems that range from funny to serious to reflective.
About: The author offers a new approach to poetry by going through old nonfiction books, finding passages that amuse or interest her, and rearranging them into poems that range from funny to serious to reflective.
Prebinding
With Annie Dillard |
Reprint edition from Paw Prints (June 26, 2008)
9781439505434 | details & prices | 75 pages | 5.50 × 9.50 × 0.50 in. | 0.48 lbs | List price $21.95
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