
A bemused, stoop-shouldered figure who is more than a mere speaker—let’s call him a protagonist—stalks the poems of Falling to Earth. With candor and an almost grandiose simplicity, Hansen describes the limitations of his middle-aged body and, in so doing, the limitations of his enterprise in mid-life: the gracelessness of survival. Falling to Earth is the journey of a vibrant soul refreshing itse...
Series: New Poets of America (Book 28)
Paperback: 96 pages
Publisher: BOA Editions Ltd.; First Edition edition (April 1, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1929918755
ISBN-13: 978-1929918751
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.3 x 9 inches
Amazon Rank: 7243393
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From the middle ground of middle age, Hansen comes to compromises with existence in this this A. Poulin, Jr., Poetry Prize award-winning volume. Of course, it is not the calculated compromise of politics. Rather, Hansen's compromise is a type of thin...
poem.—Molly Peacock, from her forewordTom Hansen taught writing and literature for 35 years before retiring to the Black Hills of South Dakota. His credits include Paris Review, The Iowa Review, and The American Scholar.