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The Kingdom of Ordinary Time
Paperback, 68 pages, W W Norton & Co Inc, List Price: $16.95 | purchase
Book Summary
A volume of poetic works explores the intersection between secular and sacred aspects of life, where everyday experiences from caring for an ailing parent to helping a child at the playground have both miraculous and mundane qualities. Reprint. A Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist.
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Poetry
Poet Marie Howe Reflects On The 'Living' After Loss
April 13, 2012 "Poetry holds the knowledge that we are alive and that we know we're going to die," poet Marie Howe tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross. One of Howe's most famous poems, "What the Living Do," was recently included in The Penguin Anthology of 20th-Century American Poetry.
Poetry
Poet Marie Howe On 'What The Living Do' After Loss
October 20, 2011 "Poetry holds the knowledge that we are alive and that we know we're going to die," poet Marie Howe tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross. One of Howe's most famous poems, "What the Living Do," was recently included in The Penguin Anthology of 20th-Century American Poetry.
Excerpt: 'The Kingdom Of Ordinary Time'
October 20, 2011 Read an excerpt from The Kingdom Of Ordinary Time by Marie Howe.
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