New York: Persea Books, 1997. 87 pp. Author's first book. Nobles published Bluestone Walk in 2000. His poetry has appeared in Agni, Boulevard, Carolina Quarterly, Colorado Review, Denver Quarterly, Gettysburgh Review, Paris Review, Pequod, and Volt. On the jacket Paul Klee's The Idea of Firs (Der Idee der Tannen) 1917. 'Edward Nobles poetry is distinguished by its astonishing precision, its careful concentration of the eye on the object, and the tautness of the rhythms.'--Marjorie Perloff. 'Here, / I can know no thing and be / pure longing, a fish, thrashing stopped, for it is dead. Or I will be // transformed, a god of fish, / and each shall before me lie / outstretched on a golden plate, / surrounded by springs of plastic / (perfect through time) and a slice / of lemon, for its bitterness.'--from ''The God of Fish.''. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Veery Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 000415
Title: Through One Tear: Poems
Author: Nobles, Edward
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0892552271
ISBN 13: 9780892552276
Publisher: Persea Books
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1997
Keywords: Poetry
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