ISBN: 9780618446643

Many of the poems in Kingdom of the Instant attend to a particular moment — to the individual existing in one place at the time life is lived. Some of them, like "Keeping Time," are… More...

Many of the poems in Kingdom of the Instant attend to a particular moment — to the individual existing in one place at the time life is lived. Some of them, like "Keeping Time," are urgent, even ominous ("To be there with it, tock to its tick, mud / to its chink"). In others, the approach to the instant is dilatory, relaxed, as in one of the long poems, "Ten Sighs from a Sabbatical" ("Let loose. Lists into ashes. Tasks into stones"). The poet also addresses natural history and the environment; religiosity, the history and encumbrances of class, regionalism, and the American South; and the act of making poetry. There are homages to a number of masters, ranging from Wallace Stevens to Mississippi John Hurt, but concrete references give way to the fleeting impression, the given moment, the kingdom of the instant that Rodney Jones so strongly evokes. He is, line by line, sound by sound, at the top of his form. Textbooks New Books ~~ Poetry~~ American ~~ General Kingdom-Of-The-Instant-Pa~~Jones Houghton Mifflin Harcourt With Kingdom of the Instant, Rodney Jones delivers a collection of poems that address both transcendent and profane aspects of the American South, art and politics, poverty and privilege. Always engaging, Jones "shows the intensity of his loving regard for every aspect of life, from the grit of the earth to the silk of the skin and all that churns in the mind" (Donna Seaman, Booklist).<

ISBN: 9780618446643

With Kingdom of the Instant, Rodney Jones delivers a collection of poems that address both transcendent and profane aspects of the American South, art and politics, poverty and privilege.… More...

With Kingdom of the Instant, Rodney Jones delivers a collection of poems that address both transcendent and profane aspects of the American South, art and politics, poverty and privilege. Always engaging, Jones "shows the intensity of his loving regard for every aspect of life, from the grit of the earth to the silk of the skin and all that churns in the mind" (Donna Seaman, Booklist). Kingdom of the Instant Jones, Rodney With Kingdom of the Instant, Rodney Jones delivers a collection of poems that address both transcendent and profane aspects of the American South, art and politics, poverty and privilege. Always engaging, Jones "shows the intensity of his loving regard for every aspect of life, from the grit of the earth to the silk of the skin and all that churns in the mind" (Donna Seaman, Booklist).<

ISBN: 9780618446643

Kingdom of the Instant: Poems Kingdom-of-the-Instant~~Rodney-Jones Poetry>Poetry>Poetry Paperback, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt