Portable Kisses
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'There are as many nuances and inflections for kisses as there are lips to kiss, ' says American poet Tess Gallagher. And so with these playful, serious and sassy poems about kisses: a whole book devoted to the kiss, which became a classic of modern poetry. Portable Kisses was a book which kept growing. The earliest poems were published in a hand-printed limited edition called Portable Kisses in 1978. But the poems wouldn't stop, like the best of kisses, and Tess Gallagher published a new Portable Kisses in 1992, followed two years later by Portable Kisses Expanded. This was followed by this Bloodaxe edition of the most travelled kisses in poetry since Neruda's Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair including all the kisses Tess Gallagher has put down on paper.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1852243651
ISBN13:9781852243654
Release Date:January 1996
Publisher:Bloodaxe Books
Length:96 Pages
Weight:0.15 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"
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Portable Kisses
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
This is a marvelous collection of contemporary love poetry. In tone and style it is very reminiscent of Pablo Neruda's 21 Love Poems. The poems not only treat romantic love in its myriad varieties but also capture the female passion and perspecitve in love. I have long adored the book. Indeed, it was the first collection of poems that brought poetry to life for me. In particular, "Your Hands which I love to Kiss" is my favorite poem as it depicts the strange subtleties of love. If you are at all a chronic romantic, I highly recommend this work.
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