Hang-Gliding from Helicon: New and Selected Poems, 1948-1988
Book Details
Author(s)
Daniel Hoffman
Publisher
Louisiana State University Press
ISBN / ASIN
0807114537
ISBN-13
9780807114537
Availability
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Sales Rank
#5,985,673
Marketplace
United States 🇺🇸
Description
"Hang-Gliding from Helicon" presents more than forty new poems by Daniel Hoffman and a generous selection from six of his previous books.
Hoffman's poetry is a celebration of life, yet some of his poems have dark implications. "The City of Satisfactions" is a journey into the haunted heart of the American dream. "The Center of Attention" portrays a suicidal man being taunted by a crowd to jump from a bridge, and "Witnesses" explores the aftermath of a car wreck on a desolate stretch of rural highway.
Each of Hoffman's poems represents a striking response to the moments of being alive. "Hang-Gliding from Helicon" affirms the power of poetry to make possible the acceptance and transformation of life. Daniel Hoffman has given us the remarkable statement of his deep poetic faith.
