Rough Honey by Melissa Stein (English) Paperback Book

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Rough Honey is the 2010 winner of the APR/Honickman First Book Prize, selected and introduced by Mark Doty.

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Selected by Mark Doty from over one thousand manuscripts for the APR/Honickman First Book Prize, Melissa Stein's debut Rough Honey is a startling, sensuous collection that examines the deep sources of art. These poems speak of fragility and power, the contradictions of pleasure, and the bruises we bear. With remarkable range, they carry us from a whitewater rafting calamity to the "torrents of wheat" on a family farm; from a peepshow's "manageable storm of boredom and sex" to a passionate fall from grace in an orchard. By turns buoyant and forlorn, Rough Honey's characters both long for and abandon the hope of true connection, of home.From "Want Me":Lemons crystallized in sugar, glisteningon a blue-glazed plate. The rarest volumebound in blood leather. A silk carpetwoven so finely you can't push a needle through,that from one edge is the silver of a leafunderwater, and from the other bleu lumiere,first frost on the cornflowers. A duet for celloand woodsmoke, violin and icicle. Tangle ofblack hair steeped in sandalwood, jasmine,bergamot and vetiver and jewelledwith pomegranate seeds . . .Melissa Stein's poems have appeared in leading literary journals and anthologies, including Best New Poets 2009, New England Review, and The American Poetry Review. She lives in San Francisco.

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Melissa Stein: Melissa Stein won the APR/Honickman Prize with her debut volume Rough Honey. Her poems have appeared in leading literary journals and anthologies such as Best New Poets 2009, New England Review, and The American Poetry Review. She has received residency fellowships from Yaddo, MacDowell, Djerassi, Montalvo, and Ragdale, among others. She lives in San Francisco.

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Selected by Mark Doty from over one thousand manuscripts for the APR/Honickman First Book Prize, Melissa Stein's debut "Rough Honey" is a startling, sensuous collection that examines the deep sources of art. These poems speak of fragility and power, the contradictions of pleasure, and the bruises we bear. With remarkable range, they carry us from a whitewater rafting calamity to the "torrents of wheat" on a family farm; from a peepshow's "manageable storm of boredom and sex" to a passionate fall from grace in an orchard. By turns buoyant and forlorn, "Rough Honey"'s characters both long for and abandon the hope of true connection, of home.From "Want Me":"Lemons crystallized in sugar, glistening on a blue-glazed plate. The rarest volume bound in blood leather. A silk carpet woven so finely you can't push a needle through, that from one edge is the silver of a leaf underwater, and from the other bleu lumiere, first frost on the cornflowers. A duet for cello and woodsmoke, violin and icicle. Tangle of black hair steeped in sandalwood, jasmine, bergamot and vetiver and jewelled with pomegranate seeds . . ."Melissa Stein's poems have appeared in leading literary journals and anthologies, including "Best New Poets 2009," "New England Review," and "The American Poetry Review." She lives in San Francisco.

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The APR/Honickman Prize is among the most prestigious first-book awards in the country selected by Mark Doty from over 1000 submissions

Details ISBN0977639592 Author Mark Doty Short Title ROUGH HONEY Language English ISBN-10 0977639592 ISBN-13 9780977639595 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 811.6 Year 2010 Imprint The American Poetry Review Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2010-10-21 NZ Release Date 2010-10-21 UK Release Date 2010-10-21 Pages 96 Publisher The American Poetry Review Series APR Honickman 1st Book Prize Audience General Publication Date 2010-11-18 US Release Date 2010-11-18 We've got this

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