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“david romtvedt”

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  • Still on Earth

    Poems

    by David Romtvedt ...
    With Still on Earth, David Romtvedt addresses the sometimes disconcerting, sometimes thrilling, and, if we accept the writer’s premise, always wacky crossings experienced by figures identified as the person, the poet, and the angel. All three intersect and collide with the society and culture within which they exist, prompting speculation that uncertainty could be preferable to knowing. Romtvedt’s ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • No Way

    An American Tao Te Ching

    by David Romtvedt ...
    David Romtvedt’s No Way: An American “Tao Te Ching” explores the art of living in the fast-paced, dangerous, unpredictable contemporary world. Lucid and wise in the spirit of its ancient Chinese predecessor, No Way functions as a kind of offbeat-yet-deadly-serious manual on the conduct of life. This slightly tongue-in-cheek take on the Tao’s advice acknowledges that nobody likes being told how to ... Read more

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  • Dilemmas of the Angels

    Poems

    by David Romtvedt ...
    In the series of poems that underpins this collection, David Romtvedt imagines the daily lives of angels as well as other, more earthly, concerns. Whether he is considering the work of raising a child or imagining the work of the divine, Romtvedt displays an appreciation for all that surrounds us. His poems explore features of the Western world while offering accounts of life in Nicaragua, Rwanda, ... Read more

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  • Ploughshares Spring 2024 Guest-edited by Laila Lalami

    by Mosab Abu Toha, Nathalie Handal, January Gill O'Neil, Farah Abdessamad, Francisco Goldman, Tommy Orange, Nathan Blum, Emily Doyle, Nina McConigley, Jamila Minnicks, Andrew Porter, Ehsaneh Sadr, Cal Shook, Jane Smiley, Terese Svoboda, Tochi Onyebuchi, Hannah Rose Roberts, Dorsey Craft, Kevin Dublin, Barbara Hamby, Vandana Khanna, Khaled Mattawa, Campbell McGrath, David Romtvedt, Martha Ronk, Emily Schulten, Rob Shapiro, Jaz Sufi, Othuke Umukoro, Conor Watkins-Xu, Ellie Eberlee ...
    The Spring 2024 Issue. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Since 1971, Ploughshares has discovered and cultivated the freshest voices in contemporary American literature, and now provides readers with thoughtful and entertaining literature in a variety of formats. Find out why the New York Times named Ploughshares “the Triton among minnows.”The Spring 2024 Issue, guest-edited ... Read more

    $12.35 CAD

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  • Application for Release from the Dream

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