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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 811.54
EAN: 9781556590337
ISBN: 1556590334
Label: Copper Canyon Press
Manufacturer: Copper Canyon Press
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 96
Publication Date: 1990-10
Publisher: Copper Canyon Press
Studio: Copper Canyon Press

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Review Summary: A minor work, in the greater canon.
Review: Hayden Carruth, The Sleeping Beauty (Copper Canyon, 1990)

The Sleeping Beauty is a long (125-section) poem from Carruth, one that seems fragmented at first but gradually pulls together; mythology, dreams, jazz, all worked into something that could equally be a poem of love or hate, depending on the reader's perspective. As is usual with Carruth, the language flows, but often with the speed of cold molasses; Carruth's work goes from being accessible to being thick, sometimes within the same poem.

Not a good place to start with Carruth (the best place is Collected Shorter Poems 1946-1991, also released by Copper Canyon), but definitely worthy for established fans. ***

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