SWIMMING LESSONS: SELECTED POEMS
Book ID/图书代码： 06840014B71450
English Summary/英文概要： Transporting us from Michigan farm country to the streets of New York, from a family picnic by a stream to snowcovered fields peopled by angels, the poems gathered here represent the best of Nancy Willard.
Willard’s gift for peeling back everyday existence to reveal something magical and wondrous is everywhere in evidence here. Ordinary trees become surreal landscapes “fanning the fire in their stars,” and “spraying fountains of light. Poems featuring Great Danes, donkeys, and rabbits reveal Willard’s love for all living creatures. “How to Stuff a Pepper” and “A Psalm to Running Water” coexist with poems about visits from God. The title poem tells the story of Willard at seven; while “Questions My Son Asked Me, Answers I Never Gave Him,” explores the joys and pitfalls of being a mother.
Offering imagery from mythical goddesses to pumpkin saints to wise jellyfish, these are poems of astonishing imagination and grace, and will introduce a new generation of readers to Willard’s remarkable body of work.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 从密歇根的乡村农场，到纽约的街道，从一场小溪边的家庭野餐，到白雪皑皑天使攒动的冰封之地，本诗集中的诗歌将带领你领略南茜•维拉德的最佳作品。
在这本诗歌集中，你将清楚的看到维拉德擅长的剥开事物日常表象，从而揭示我们的周围其实充满魔力和惊奇的天赋。平凡的树木成为了超自然的景观“在它们的星群中煽动着其火焰”，“喷涌着光之泉水”。那些以大丹犬、驴以及兔子为主题的诗歌，则揭示了维拉德对于生物的喜爱。‘如何欺骗墨西哥人’和“流水之歌”则与那些有关于寻访上帝的诗歌放在了一起。本诗集的同名诗歌则讲述了维拉德七岁时的故事；而“儿子询问我，我却永远无法回答他的问题”探索了作为一名母亲的欢乐与隐患。
诗歌中的意象从神秘的女神到南瓜圣人再到睿智的水母，可以说汇聚了惊人的想象与高贵，一定会为维拉德吸引全新的一代读者群。（DC）
Awards/获奖情况：“本选集极好的展示了维拉德超凡绝伦的观察力。” 《出版家周刊》
“维拉德有着专为语言而生的绝妙听觉。她能将所见描绘的栩栩如生，让读者们亦能看见，从而使得其刻画充满了音乐的力量，让诗句不由的脱口而出。其中早期的诗歌也极为耐人寻味，总之强烈推荐。” 《图书馆期刊》
“对于本书而言，最大的问题在于它的结束。。。。。。在赞扬上帝在这个平凡而神奇的世界中所做的一切时，维拉德坦然自若，她为本世纪创造出了一种崭新的精神诗歌。”《书单》
“This collection demonstrates Willard’s trademark observant eye.” Publishers Weekly
“Willard’s ear for the language [is] extraordinary. Willard describes what she sees so the reader sees it too, while rendering her descriptions with a musical energy that spills off the tongue. The older poems in this book weather well. Highly recommended.” Library Journal
“The only thing wrong with this book is that it eventually ends...Unabashed in her praise of God’s doings in this ordinary and miraculous world, Willard creates a new spiritual poetry for this age.”Booklist
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