Odd mercy
poems
1st ed.
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Author
Publication
1995 - W.W. Norton & Co., New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
28,000 words, Guess
Page Count
112 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1273899M
- ISBN-100393038793
- OCLC Control Number31971252
- Library of Congress Control Number95005390
- LibraryThing1028676
and 1 more
- Goodreads5147137
Classifications
- DDC811/.54
- LCCPS3569.T3888 O83 1995
Description
One of our most acclaimed poets wrestles with the issues - love, hope, memory, faith - that have occupied him "in the second half of my sixth decade on beautiful earth." The centerpiece of Gerald Stern's ninth collection is a long poem titled "Hot Dog" named for a beautiful street woman who lives in and around Tompkins Square Park. Other characters in this poem are St. Augustine, Walt Whitman, Noah, Gerald Stern himself, and a ninety-year-old black preacher from the Midwest. In "Hot Dog," and throughout this collection, Stern examines the long journey towards redemption and justice and the bitter struggle - and battle - over our minds and souls.
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