University of Illinois Press, 2004 Cloth: 978-0-252-02959-2 | Paper: 978-0-252-07204-8 Library of Congress Classification PS3603.R365S55 2004 Dewey Decimal Classification 811.6
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | REVIEWS | TOC
ABOUT THIS BOOK
Departing from simple observations of the people and setting around him-- neighbors, friends, and lovers in New York City--Stephen Cramer's Shiva's Drum explores personal and familial relationships set to the rhythms of jazz in an urban landscape. Though comfortable at the edge, these poems deal with reality and move forward by transforming pain into beauty.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Stephen Cramer has published in numerous journals, including Atlanta Review, Crab Orchard Review, Mid-American Review, and Quarterly West. He is a contributing editor to Barrow Street, and works at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
REVIEWS
Finalist for the Balcones Poetry Prize, 2004.
— Balcones Poetry Prize
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
I.
For Brendan
What We Do
Sunday
Calling
Honey
1963
Blanket
II.
Three Little Birds, 130th Street
Two Tattoos
Desert Shadows
The Whetstone
Abide with Me
Praise
Late Hours
III.
Source
Stained-Glass Maker
Sustained
In the Cathedral, Before the Sky
Strange Drives
Rehearsal
Out of Breath
Off the Road
Notes
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