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Item Details
| Title:
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ON RETIREMENT
75 POEMS |
| By: |
Robin Chapman (Editor), Judith Strasser (Editor), Werner Aspenstrom |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£16.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
158729527X |
| ISBN 13: |
9781587295270 |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 April, 2007 |
| Pages: |
124 |
| Description: |
Includes poems by men and women ranging in age from their fifties to their eighties and hailing from different cities, regions, and countries. This work represents a range of emotions and literary perspectives, whether the specter of death in Doug Anderson's "Sixty-One" or a sly grin in Roger Pfingston's "Retired." |
| Synopsis: |
In the decade ahead, more than 80 million Americans will reach the age of retirement and face what Robin Chapman and Judith Strasser call "the unnerving question, What next?" Indeed, according to the Social Security Administration, the number of Americans sixty-five or older will nearly double between 2000 and 2030. As more people approach retirement, they too will wonder what lies ahead. This superb collection includes poems by men and women ranging in age from their fifties to their eighties and hailing from different cities, regions, and countries. The entire range of emotions and literary perspectives is represented here, whether the specter of death in Doug Anderson's "Sixty-One" or a sly grin in Roger Pfingston's "Retired." Each poet - whether retired or just contemplating retirement - greets the prospect of this new chapter of life differently. George Bilgere purchases the complete works of Verdi and extravagant silk shirts, while Denise Levertov contemplates life alone. Alicia Ostriker implores readers to "keep on fighting, keep up the good work," and Alberto Rios recalls a lost love.However we contemplate retirement, this volume will illuminate the careful thoughts of those who have faced these questions before us. |
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US |
| Imprint: |
University of Iowa Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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