The Milk Hours. John James
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Название: The Milk Hours
Автор: John James
Издательство: Ingram
Жанр: Зарубежные стихи
isbn: 9781571317247
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THE
MILK
HOURS
THE
MILK
HOURS
POEMS BY JOHN JAMES
MAX RITVO POETRY PRIZE | SELECTED BY HENRI COLE
MILKWEED EDITIONS
© 2019, Text by John James
All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in critical articles or reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission from the publisher: Milkweed Editions, 1011 Washington Avenue South, Suite 300, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415.
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Published 2019 by Milkweed Editions
Printed in Canada
Cover design by Mary Austin Speaker
Cover art is in the public domain
Author photo by Gina Collecchia
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: James, John (Poet), author.
Title: The milk hours : poems / John James.
Description: First edition. | Minneapolis, Minnesota : Milkweed Editions, 2019. | Includes bibliographical references.
Identifiers: LCCN 2019001447 (print) | LCCN 2019003544 (ebook) | ISBN 9781571317247 (ebook) | ISBN 9781571315083 (pbk. : alk. paper) Classification: LCC PS3610.A4296 (ebook) | LCC PS3610. A4296 A6 2019 (print) |
DDC 811/.6--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019001447
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Contents
Le Moribond
Catalogue Beginning with a Line by Plato
Kentucky, September
Years I’ve Slept Right Through
Fig. 1: Botany
Poem Around Which Everything Is Structured
Fig. 2: Roots | Tumble
Fig. 3: Colonialisme
Beneath the Trees at Ellingsworth
Forget the Song