The Really Short Poems of A. R. Ammons
Book Details
Author(s)A. R. Ammons
PublisherW. W. Norton & Company
ISBN / ASIN0393308502
ISBN-139780393308501
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank1,293,276
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
These short pieces frequently combine the discipline and precision of haiku with the assured and humorous tone of cracker-barrel philosophy. Ammons, who has been known to have plenty to say, cuts to the heart of the matter in poem after poem, suggesting worlds of unspoken wisdom and humor. "Success Story" is a good example of the project, as Ammons explains why he never "got on good" with the rest of the world: "First I had nothing / the world wanted / then the world had / nothing I wanted."








