Be Specific About About Books Some Ether
| Title | : | Some Ether |
| Author | : | Nick Flynn |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 85 pages |
| Published | : | May 1st 2000 by Graywolf Press |
| Categories | : | Poetry. Contemporary. Fiction. Literature. American |
Nick Flynn
Paperback | Pages: 85 pages Rating: 4.16 | 1701 Users | 88 Reviews
Description Conducive To Books Some Ether
Winner of a "Discovery"/The Nation Award Winner of the 1999 PEN/Joyce Osterweil Award for Poetry Some Ether is one of the more remarkable debut collections of poetry to appear in America in recent memory. As Mark Doty has noted, "these poems are more than testimony; in lyrics of ringing clarity and strange precision, Flynn conjures a will to survive, the buoyant motion toward love which is sometimes all that saves us. Some Ether resonates in the imagination long after the final poem; this is a startling, moving debut."
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| Original Title: | Some Ether: Poems |
| ISBN: | 1555973035 (ISBN13: 9781555973032) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | PEN/Joyce Osterweil Award for Poetry (1999) |
Rating About Books Some Ether
Ratings: 4.16 From 1701 Users | 88 ReviewsArticle About Books Some Ether
I wanted to really, really love this book. I really did. It's a good book, don't get me wrong. But it's really front loaded for me. The middle sections just didn't have the same power as the beginning for me. If the book was only the first section and a scattering of the other poems, I would have given it five stars, easy. Who knows, maybe I'll go back to it years from now and think, "How foolish I was then."Re-reading. This book owes a lot to confessional poetry, to Sexton, to Plath, to Dickinson. the poet doesn't transcend, he self-destructs. he is concerned with his parents, sex, art and drugs. if you are in a place where you're like 'fuck sad whiteboy poets and their lives i don't care', this book won't speak to you. Now that you know what you're getting -- Nick is a deft poet, has his clearly defined subject matter (mom dies of suicide on the first page, self destructing son, disappointing
I really enjoyed Flynn's "another bullshit night in suck city: A memoir" and naturally assumed that sense and style of prose would follow henceforth in a book of poetry. For the most part, Flynn stuck to his guns writing directly from his guts and heart no matter the outcome. As with most poetry, the words are just a guideline, the reader creates the imagery and meaning from the words in front of them.The meaning I got from at least 80% of the poems in this book, was complete and on
I went out on a limb and bought a book of poetry based on the goodreads star rating of someone I don't know who seemed to have decent taste in obscure literature. Plus, I am trying to make an effort to read living poets who write in English.Of Flynn's first four poems, three were about suicide, two referenced guns, two referenced painkillers (by brand name) and one mentions cutting himself. It only got worse from there. Blah blah "my father is . . . a bottle wrapped in a paperbag" blah blah
this book gets better with second and third readings, and it succeeds because he's restrained as he's writing about these two people who have failed him as parents. he never has to bemoan the fact that they're bad parents, only has to show the way their behavior has shaped his emotional experience and there you have it.poems in the first section cluster around living with his depressed and erratic mother before her suicide, and the following section shows him constructing a life in her absence.
Lots of really annoying notes written inside the copy I purchased, but the person wrote their name in the front cover and has a really cool Instagram so I learned to ignore that. Some Ether is at times sexy, at times yellow-tinged, always fixated on water and suicide. Flynn addresses his traumas in a way that indicates that he has learned to exist alongside them, not particularly in a way that suggests he should or can move on. Not very many people make space for their traumas that way. It can
This review is incomplete because I need to read Some Ether again. This is not only the first book of poetry, but the first book period that I've ever wanted to re-read as soon as I finished it. Okay: want is slightly misleading. I feel I need to read it again, just to fully understand and appreciate the whole thing. But, as far as any sort of guiding recommendation, here's what I can offer: not for the faint of heart. Sorry, that's all I've got. More later.
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