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Shurin’s books of poetry include Into Distances (Sun &
Moon), A’s Dream (O Books), The Graces (Four Seasons
Foundation) and Unbound: A Book of AIDS (Sun & Moon). A book
of selected poems, The Paradise of Forms, appeared last year from
Talisman House to consolidate his national reputation; it was named one
of the Best Books of 1999 by Publishers Weekly. His brand new book is A
Door, also from Talisman. Aaron Shurin turns his powerful instrument,
the stern Carl Sandberg of a sinful city, towards a new formation of shamanic
lyric. When people are oppressed or upset anywhere, they have a noble voice
to sing their ancient lament, the voice of Shurin, who returns the "social"
to a poetry world in which the "social" has long been reduced
to repartee. October 27, 2000 . |
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