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A stunning collection of poems that John Updike wrote during the last seven years of his life and put together only weeks before he died for this, his final book.The opening sequence, "Endpoint," is made up of a series of connected poems written on the occasions of his recent birthdays and culminates in his confrontation with his final illness. He looks back on the boy that he was, on the family, the small town, the people, and the circumstances that fed his love of writing, and he finds endless delight and solace in "turning the oddities of life into words.""Other Poems" range from the fanciful (what would it be like to be a stolen Rembrandt painting? he muses) to the celebratory, capturing the flux of life. A section of sonnets follows, some inspired by travels to distant lands, others celebrating the idiosyncrasies of nature in his own backyard.For John Updike, the writing of poetry was always a special joy, and this final collection is an eloquent and moving testament to the life of this extraordinary writer.From the Hardcover edition.
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- Title Endpoint and Other Poems
- Author John Updike
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 97
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Knopf Publishing Group, New York
- Date 2009-03-31
- ISBN 9780307272867 / 0307272869
- Weight 0.54 lbs (0.24 kg)
- Dimensions 8.28 x 5.48 x 0.64 in (21.03 x 13.92 x 1.63 cm)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009922927
- Dewey Decimal Code 811.54
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