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Paperback Barbaro: Beyond Brokenness Book

ISBN: 1933896167

ISBN13: 9781933896168

Barbaro: Beyond Brokenness

Barbaro proved to be the ultimate hero?he died trying. This book of poems provides a fitting and lyrical tribute tothe hero. No one has written about race horses as beautifully and evocatively as lyn lifshin has done in this book on the tragic career of Barbaro and in her paean to the immortal ruffian, The licorice Daughter: my year With ruffian. lifshin has been described by one reviewer as ?frighteningly prolific,?but, though that is an accurate description to be sure, her prolificacy does not in the least diminish the profundity and charming accessibility of her poems. lifshin?s observations of the unexpected rise and agonizing fall of Barbaro are acute and charged with empathy. These poems imbue thememory of Barbaro with a heroicism that is exquisite and rare, a quality that is sorely lacking in this modern age of prosaic anxiety and despair. This description may be from another edition of this product.

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Rated 5 stars
Barbaro: Superlative!

There is no "best book written by Lyn Lifshin"...Ms. Lifshin outdoes herself with each successive work! I WILL concede that Barbaro: Beyond Darkness IS one of my favorites. It is fluid, thoughtful and (as always) is a layer-on-layer experience for the poetry lover.

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Exceptional.

Lyn Lifshin, Barbaro: Beyond Brokenness (Texas Review Press, 2009) I was not a big Barbaro fan. In the Derby, my money was on Lawyer Ron (and I kept following that financial black hole until his retirement, unfortunately). But after the Preakness, like every other horse fan (and millions of non-horse-fans), I got caught up in the drama of Barbaro's surgeries, seemingly miraculous recoveries, and final decline. And after the...

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Rated 5 stars
Essential Barbaro Reading

For anyone who was moved by the gallant and heartbreaking saga of Barbaro, Lyn Lifshin's Barbaro:Beyond Brokeness recreates in poetry both exquisite and passionate the legend of Barbaro. I can think of no other poet who writes so movingly about race horses. ---Laura Boss

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If you only read one book about Barbaro, let this be the one!

Lyn Lifshin chronicles Barbaro's life, from his birth in a stall in Kentucky, his awe inspiring win in the 2006 Kentucky Derby, to the injury that ultimately led to his death. As one who followed this amazing horse and fell in love with him I cannot praise Lyn enough for this labor of love. This collection of her poetry will make you smile and bring you tears and you will understand poetry in motion. What an artist's brush...

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