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Graham, Jorie, 1950-

Swarm : poems / Jorie Graham.

1st ed.

New York : Ecco Press, ©2000.

114 pages ; 23 cm

The Pulitzer Prize-winning poet now offers a deeply lyrical, book-length sequence of poems that are stunning in their sober encounter with destiny, eros, and law.

Poetry.

Poetry.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [111]-114).

From The reformation journal -- Try on -- Underneath (9) -- 2/18/97 -- Underneath (upland) -- The veil -- Underneath (Sibylline) -- Prayer -- The spectators -- Underneath (always) -- 5/3/98 -- Desert/dune -- Prayer -- Middle distance -- Underneath (Calypso) -- Daphne -- Eve -- Two days -- Underneath (7) -- For one must want/to shut the other's gaze -- The swarm -- Underneath (1) -- Underneath (2) -- Underneath (3) -- Underneath (8) -- The lovers -- Underneath (libation) -- Underneath (Eurydice) -- Underneath (with chorus) -- Fuse -- Underneath (11) -- From The reformation journal (2) -- Underneath (spezzato) -- Probity -- Underneath (13) -- Eurydice on history.

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