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James Richardson is one of the finest poets now writing, and the best contemporary practitioner of the art of aphorism.—Publishers Weekly

Not since the appearance of W. S. Merwin''s translations and adaptations of aphorisms in Asian Figures, some thirty years ago, has an American poet managed to put down so much delightful and compelling wisdom.—American Literary Review

No one theme or moral pervades these tesserae of specificity. Rather, Richardson''s elegant compression invites the reader to fill in the blanks with personal experience… Richardson''s knack for the quintessential, sustained for more than a hundred pages, left me satisfied yet hungry for more.— Times Literary Supplement

Readers will be obsessed by this book; they will memorize passages, give copies to friends, proselytize. That''s because Vectors so generously provides the best that poetry can offer. It is a masterpiece of practicali

Vectors Aphorisms TenSecond Essays

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      Publisher: Ausable Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 11/15/2001 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780967266893, 978-0967266893
      ISBN10: 0967266890

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      James Richardson is one of the finest poets now writing, and the best contemporary practitioner of the art of aphorism.—Publishers Weekly

      Not since the appearance of W. S. Merwin''s translations and adaptations of aphorisms in Asian Figures, some thirty years ago, has an American poet managed to put down so much delightful and compelling wisdom.—American Literary Review

      No one theme or moral pervades these tesserae of specificity. Rather, Richardson''s elegant compression invites the reader to fill in the blanks with personal experience… Richardson''s knack for the quintessential, sustained for more than a hundred pages, left me satisfied yet hungry for more.— Times Literary Supplement

      Readers will be obsessed by this book; they will memorize passages, give copies to friends, proselytize. That''s because Vectors so generously provides the best that poetry can offer. It is a masterpiece of practicali

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