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On Purpose: Poems
On Purpose: Poems in Bloomington, MN
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“Laird’s ear for ‘smallish lexical mercies’ yields superb lines.”—Stephen Burt,
New York Times Book Review
On Purpose
examines the often brutal arena of human relations. Informed by both wit and a melancholic undercurrent, the book thoughtfully provokes concepts of happiness and sadness, of warring and reparation. The volume concludes with an affecting sequence about a marriage, inspired by that most influential of military treatises,
The Art of War
.
New York Times Book Review
On Purpose
examines the often brutal arena of human relations. Informed by both wit and a melancholic undercurrent, the book thoughtfully provokes concepts of happiness and sadness, of warring and reparation. The volume concludes with an affecting sequence about a marriage, inspired by that most influential of military treatises,
The Art of War
.
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