Whereas: Poems

By Stephen Dunn

Book Overview

Incisively capturing the oddities of our logic and the whimsies of our reason, the poems in Whereas show there is always another side to a story. With graceful rhythm and equal parts humor and seriousness, Stephen Dunn considers the superstition and sophistry embedded in everyday life: household objects that seem to turn against us, the search for meaning in the barrage of daily news, the surprising confessions between neighbors across a row of hedges. Finding beauty in the ordinary, this collection affirms the absurdity of making affirmations, allowing room for more rethinking, reflection, revision, prayer, and magic in the world.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393254674
• ISBN13: 9780393254679
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.3"