by
Sam Hamill
American
Poets Continuum Series
In the poem, "Ars Poetica," Sam Hamill writes, "...the
poem cannot, finally, be explained nor/defined. The true gift/poetry
bestows begins/and ends with humility/before the task." The
poems in Gratitude are ones of humility as well as thankfulness.
Raised in the west and influenced by the great Chinese and Japanese
masters, Hamill's poems draw from both traditions returning us
"to that world beyond/words, which are only/ a reflection
of desire."
The Art of Literary Exegesis
They
argued, the three of them,
for
three long hours-- were arguing
when
I, eventually, went home--
over
the "meaning" of the poem.
It
was almost morning.
There
were dozens of morning birds,
gray
doves, and when they sang,
their
meaning and their love
were
not in words.
Available editions:
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Paperback
ISBN: 1-880238-65-9
Price: $12.50
Publishing Date: January 1998
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