Heaven and Other Poems
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (674 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1941110118 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 110 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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Five Stars Israel Horovitz I couldn't have written a better collection of poems myself.
These poems are not merely good for a man who happens to be a world-class playwright; they’re poems that make our lives larger than they would be without them.”Russell Banks, (O. Wordsworth said of the sonnet: with this key Shakespeare unlocked his heart.’ The same can be said of the poems of Israel Horovitz.”Kevin Kline (Oscar-winning actor; A Fish Called Wanda). Henry Award-winning author, The Sweet Hereafter)Israel Horovitz loves language like most of us love oxygen. Words spill out of him and pile up in his work like beautiful mounds of rubble. At 116 pages, this is the perfect volume to slip into your purse or pocket and read on the subway.” Jordan Foster, Book Trib"Horovitz is driven by the craft of writing of all kinds.” Gail McCarthy, Gloucester TimesFor 48 years I have known and enjoyed Israel’s plays, so it is no surprise that he is a really great poet at heart.&rdquo
A truly inspired poetry collection, which is, in turn, truly inspiring and fulfilling to its audience.. As the most-produced American playwright in French theatre history, Horovitz sets many of his in France, where he often directs French-language productions of his plays. From the epic poem "Stations of the Cross" with its startling, tenderly crafted images of familial love and loss, to the punchy and pointed aphorisms of the twin "Defining the French Novel" and "Defining the American Novel" Horovitz displays a remarkable range, and—thr