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Plundered Hearts

New and Selected Poems

New and Selected Poems

By J. D. McClatchy

By J. D. McClatchy

By J. D. McClatchy

By J. D. McClatchy

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    About Plundered Hearts

    At last, a definitive selection of the elegant work by a poet at the forefront of American poetry for more than three decades.

    With his first several books, J. D. McClatchy established himself as a poet of urbanity, intellect, and prismatic emotion, in the tradition of James Merrill, W. H. Auden, and Elizabeth Bishop––one who balances an exploration of the underworld of desire with a mastery of poetic form, and whose artistry reveals the riches and ruins of our “plundered hearts.” Now, opening with exquisite new poems––including the stunning “My Hand Collection,” a catalogue of art objects that steals up on the complexity of human touch, and a witty and profound poem entitled “My Robotic Prostatectomy”––this selection is a glorious full tour of McClatchy’s career. It includes excerpts from the powerful book-length sequence Ten Commandments (1998) and his more recent works Hazmat (2002) and Mercury Dressing (2009)—books that explored the body’s melodrama, as well as the heart’s treacheries, grievances, and boundless capacities. All of his poems present a sumptuous weave of impassioned thought and clear-sighted feeling. He has been rightly hailed as a poet of “ferocious alertness,” one who elicits (says The New Leader) “the kind of wonder and joy we experience when the curtain comes down on a dazzling performance.”

    About Plundered Hearts

    At last, a definitive selection of the elegant work by a poet at the forefront of American poetry for more than three decades.

    With his first several books, J. D. McClatchy established himself as a poet of urbanity, intellect, and prismatic emotion, in the tradition of James Merrill, W. H. Auden, and Elizabeth Bishop––one who balances an exploration of the underworld of desire with a mastery of poetic form, and whose artistry reveals the riches and ruins of our “plundered hearts.” Now, opening with exquisite new poems––including the stunning “My Hand Collection,” a catalogue of art objects that steals up on the complexity of human touch, and a witty and profound poem entitled “My Robotic Prostatectomy”––this selection is a glorious full tour of McClatchy’s career. It includes excerpts from the powerful book-length sequence Ten Commandments (1998) and his more recent works Hazmat (2002) and Mercury Dressing (2009)—books that explored the body’s melodrama, as well as the heart’s treacheries, grievances, and boundless capacities. All of his poems present a sumptuous weave of impassioned thought and clear-sighted feeling. He has been rightly hailed as a poet of “ferocious alertness,” one who elicits (says The New Leader) “the kind of wonder and joy we experience when the curtain comes down on a dazzling performance.”

    Also by J. D. McClatchy

    Mercury Dressing
    Hazmat
    The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Poetry
    Ten Commandments
    The Vintage Book of Contemporary World Poetry
    See all books by J. D. McClatchy

    Also by J. D. McClatchy

    Mercury Dressing
    Hazmat
    The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Poetry
    Ten Commandments
    The Vintage Book of Contemporary World Poetry
    See all books by J. D. McClatchy

    About J. D. McClatchy

    J. D. McClatchy (b. 1945) was the author of eight collections of poetry and three collections of prose. He edited numerous other books, including The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Poetry, and wrote a number of opera libretti that have been performed… More about J. D. McClatchy

    About J. D. McClatchy

    J. D. McClatchy (b. 1945) was the author of eight collections of poetry and three collections of prose. He edited numerous other books, including The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Poetry, and wrote a number of opera libretti that have been performed… More about J. D. McClatchy

    Product Details

    Category: Poetry | Literary Collections

    Paperback | $19.95
    Published by Knopf
    Feb 02, 2016 | 288 Pages | 6 x 9 | ISBN 9780804168755

    Category: Poetry | Literary Collections

    Ebook | $6.99
    Published by Knopf
    Mar 25, 2014 | 288 Pages | ISBN 9780385351522

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