An Octave Above Thunder: New and Selected Poems

by Carol Muske-Dukes

An Octave Above Thunder presents a collection of poems spanning more than twenty years in the career of Carol Muske, who has won acclaim for work which marries sophisticated intelligence, emotional resonance, and technical craft. What most distinguishes Carol Muske's poetry is her awareness of the complicated web into which the personal and the political, the familial and the feminist, are woven. Filled with audible contemplation-invocation, echo, dreamsong, dirge-Muske's lyrical precision, assured touch, and exacting clarity make her one of the most talented poets of her generation.

Genres: Poetry

226 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 1, 1997

About the author

Carol Muske-Dukes (born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1945) is an American poet, novelist, essayist, critic, and professor, and the former poet laureate of California (2008–2011). Her most recent book of poetry, Sparrow (Random House, 2003), chronicling the love and loss of Muske-Dukes’ late husband, actor David Dukes, was a National Book Award finalist.

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Reviews

[Meredith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Avery interesting collection of poems.

[Mills College Library]

811.54 M9878o 1997