Practical Gods is a collection of poems by Carl Dennis published in 2001 by Penguin Books. The collection won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry[1] and the 2000 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize.[2]
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| Author | Carl Dennis |
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| Genre | Poetry |
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
Publication date | 2001 |
| Publication place | United States of America |
| ISBN | 0141002301 |
Contents and description
editOne of the guiding motifs of the collection is the imagined interaction between humans and gods, for which Dennis draws off the Greek and Christian pantheons.[3] The poems of Practical Gods can be generally described as free verse[4] and which John Taylor called "thinking poetry" given a heavy emphasis on "exposition of thought" rather than sensory description.[5] Donna Seaman described the register of the collection as "plainspoken".[6]
References
edit- ^ "Practical Gods via The Pulitzer Prize". Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Practical Gods by Carl Dennis: 9780141002309 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ Lund, Elizabeth (2002). "Practical Gods". The Christian Science Monitor. 95: 15.
- ^ "Practical Gods". Publishers Weekly. 248 (36): 83. 2001.
- ^ Taylor, John (2002). "Review: [Untitled]". The Antioch Review. 60 (3): 535.
- ^ Seaman, Donna (2001). "Practical Gods". Booklist. 98 (3): 278.
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