The book of the dead man / Marvin Bell.
1994
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Title
The book of the dead man / Marvin Bell.
Distinctive Title
Ardor : the book of the dead man, volume 2
ISBN
1556590628
9781556590627
1556590636 (pbk.)
9781556590634 (pbk.)
1556590814 (pbk. ; v. 2)
9781556590818 (pbk. ; v. 2)
9781556590627
1556590636 (pbk.)
9781556590634 (pbk.)
1556590814 (pbk. ; v. 2)
9781556590818 (pbk. ; v. 2)
Published
Port Townsend, Wash. : Copper Canyon Press, [1994]-[1997]
Copyright
©1994-1997
Language
English
Description
2 volumes (156 pages) ; 24 cm
Exhibited
Volume 2 (Ardor) - 1997 Poets House Showcase.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)29478619
Summary
Marvin Bell's ninth major collection of poems is groundbreaking, his most provocative and imaginative work to date. The phrase "the dead man" resounds throughout like a drumbeat registering the wisdom and genius of ignorance, fallibility, and mutability with a Zen-like detachment. Defying paraphrase, Bell's new poems demand to be understood in the context of the incantatory line as he illuminates the transcendent inscape in its moment of self-revelation. "The Book of the Dead Man" demolishes boundaries between lyric poetry and serio-comic intensity, and announces a poetics of striking spiritual candor.
Marvin Bell's stunning new poems address and redefine--and ultimately embrace--aging, entropy, abundance, error, comedy, and horror in the active life. Composed with an elastic line, the poems of "Ardor" transcend time and place, breaking down distinctions between notions of living and dying, transcribing a life lived at the fingertips. Bell reinvigorates the quotidian by bearing witness in a voice by turns surreal, questioning, outrageous and deadpan, but always incisive, returning inevitably to love as the paradigm: "The dead man's thought is visceral and unconditional, love as it was intended when the river met the shore."
Marvin Bell's stunning new poems address and redefine--and ultimately embrace--aging, entropy, abundance, error, comedy, and horror in the active life. Composed with an elastic line, the poems of "Ardor" transcend time and place, breaking down distinctions between notions of living and dying, transcribing a life lived at the fingertips. Bell reinvigorates the quotidian by bearing witness in a voice by turns surreal, questioning, outrageous and deadpan, but always incisive, returning inevitably to love as the paradigm: "The dead man's thought is visceral and unconditional, love as it was intended when the river met the shore."
Formatted Contents Note
Volume 1. The $t book of the dead man
$g Volume 2. $t Ardor.
1. ‡ t About the dead man
2. First postscript : about the Dead Man
3. About the beginnings of the dead man
4. Shoes, lamp and wristwatch
5. About the dead man and pain
6. About the dead man's speech
7. About the dead man and the national pastime
8. About the dead man's head
9. About the dead man and nature
10. About the dead man and his poetry
11. About the dead man and Medusa
12. About the dead man and mirrors
13. About the dead man and thunder
14. About the dead man and government
15. About the dead man and rigor mortis
16. The dead man's debt to Harry Houdini
17. About the dead man and dreams
18. The dead man's advice
19. About the dead man and winter
20. About the dead man and medicinal purposes
21. About the dead man's happiness
22. About the dead man and money
23. About the dead man and his masks
24. About the dead man's not sleeping
25. About the dead man and sin
26. About the dead man and his cortege
27. About the dead man and the book of the dead man
28. About the dead man and the continuum
29. About the dead man and sex
30. About the dead man's late nights
31. About the dead and the dead man's beloved
32. About the dead man and the apocalypse
33. About the dead man and a parallel universe.
34. About the dead man, ashes and dust
35. About the dead man and childhood
36. Drinking glass, pencil and comb
37. About the dead man and little much
38. About the dead man and sap
39. About the dead man and the interior
40. Socks, soap and handkerchief
41. About the dead man and hot topics
42. About the dead man's not telling
43. About the dead man and desire
44. About the dead man and humor
45. About the dead man and the great blue heron
46. About the dead man's dog
47. Toaster, kettle and breadboard
48. About the dead man and diminishment
49. About the dead man and the elusive
50. About the dead man and one or more conundrums
51. About the dead man and taxidermy
52. About the dead man's contrition
53. About the dead man and the cardboard box
54. About the dead man and the corpse of Yugoslavia
55. About the dead man and famine
56. About the dead man and the jury
57. "He is not Kafka and yet he is Kafka."
58. About the dead man outside
59. About the dead man and consciousness
60. About the dead man and less
61. About the dead man and the late conjunctions of fall
62. About the dead man apart
63. About the dead man and anyway
64. About the dead man's deathstyle
65. About the dead man and sense
66. About the dead man and everpresence
67. About the dead man's further happiness
68. Accounts of the dead man
69. In which the dead man speaks for himself
70. About the dead man and the picket fence.
$g Volume 2. $t Ardor.
1. ‡ t About the dead man
2. First postscript : about the Dead Man
3. About the beginnings of the dead man
4. Shoes, lamp and wristwatch
5. About the dead man and pain
6. About the dead man's speech
7. About the dead man and the national pastime
8. About the dead man's head
9. About the dead man and nature
10. About the dead man and his poetry
11. About the dead man and Medusa
12. About the dead man and mirrors
13. About the dead man and thunder
14. About the dead man and government
15. About the dead man and rigor mortis
16. The dead man's debt to Harry Houdini
17. About the dead man and dreams
18. The dead man's advice
19. About the dead man and winter
20. About the dead man and medicinal purposes
21. About the dead man's happiness
22. About the dead man and money
23. About the dead man and his masks
24. About the dead man's not sleeping
25. About the dead man and sin
26. About the dead man and his cortege
27. About the dead man and the book of the dead man
28. About the dead man and the continuum
29. About the dead man and sex
30. About the dead man's late nights
31. About the dead and the dead man's beloved
32. About the dead man and the apocalypse
33. About the dead man and a parallel universe.
34. About the dead man, ashes and dust
35. About the dead man and childhood
36. Drinking glass, pencil and comb
37. About the dead man and little much
38. About the dead man and sap
39. About the dead man and the interior
40. Socks, soap and handkerchief
41. About the dead man and hot topics
42. About the dead man's not telling
43. About the dead man and desire
44. About the dead man and humor
45. About the dead man and the great blue heron
46. About the dead man's dog
47. Toaster, kettle and breadboard
48. About the dead man and diminishment
49. About the dead man and the elusive
50. About the dead man and one or more conundrums
51. About the dead man and taxidermy
52. About the dead man's contrition
53. About the dead man and the cardboard box
54. About the dead man and the corpse of Yugoslavia
55. About the dead man and famine
56. About the dead man and the jury
57. "He is not Kafka and yet he is Kafka."
58. About the dead man outside
59. About the dead man and consciousness
60. About the dead man and less
61. About the dead man and the late conjunctions of fall
62. About the dead man apart
63. About the dead man and anyway
64. About the dead man's deathstyle
65. About the dead man and sense
66. About the dead man and everpresence
67. About the dead man's further happiness
68. Accounts of the dead man
69. In which the dead man speaks for himself
70. About the dead man and the picket fence.
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