When the Saints

by John Taggart

John Taggart's When the Saints is a major long poem dedicated to the memory of his friend, the artist Bradford Graves (1939-1998). Taggart, whose brilliance as a poet was long ago recognized by such peers as Robert Duncan and George Oppen, brings to the work a verbal perfection and musical precision that belong only to the finest poets."The subject was roses the problem is memory

that was the subject roses piled to burn

intensity of fire in summer intensity in intensity

ashes in a ring

pale rose hue of the rose ashes

that was the subject

the problem is memory the problem a problema

the problem a problema a problem to find

a problem to find the unknown ...."

Genres: Poetry

Paperback

Published September 1, 1999

About the author

an American poet and critic.