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Rider: The Rider Quintet, vol. 1
Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry (1995)
Mark Rudman - poet, essayist, translator, and teacher - has consistently pursued questions of human relationship and identity, and in Rider he takes the poetry of autobiography and confessional to a new plane. In a polyphonic narrative that combines verse with lyrical prose and often humorous dialogue, Rudman examines his own coming-of-age through the lens of his relationships with his grandfather, father, step-father, and son. These memories emerge against the background of a family history anchored in the traditions of Judaism and the culture of the diaspora.
Mark Rudman - poet, essayist, translator, and teacher - has consistently pursued questions of human relationship and identity, and in Rider he takes the poetry of autobiography and confessional to a new plane. In a polyphonic narrative that combines verse with lyrical prose and often humorous dialogue, Rudman examines his own coming-of-age through the lens of his relationships with his grandfather, father, step-father, and son. These memories emerge against the background of a family history anchored in the traditions of Judaism and the culture of the diaspora.
- GenresPoetry
122 pages, Paperback
First published April 9, 1994
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March 2, 2014
I typically do not read poetry for fun, but this book was randomly assigned to me, so I went along. Parts of it were enjoyable, and I truly appreciated the poet's changes in syntax and prose throughout the book. However, the poetry concepts were lost on me. Overall, glad I read it. 3 stars
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