The final voicemails
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Author
Contributors
Glück, Louise, 1943- editor.
Published
Minneapolis : Milkweed Editions, 2018.
Edition
First Edition.
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Published
Minneapolis : Milkweed Editions, 2018.
Format
Book
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
81 pages ; 23 cm
Street Date
1809
Language
English
Notes
Description
Diagnosed with terminal cancer at sixteen, Ritvo spent the next decade of his life writing with frenetic energy, culminating in the publication of Four Reincarnations. As with his debut, The Final Voicemails brushes up against the pain, fear, and isolation that accompany a long illness, but with all the creative force of an artist in full command of his craft and the teeming affection of a human utterly in love with the world. The representation of the end of life resists simplicity here. It is physical decay, but it is also tedium. It is alchemy, "the breaking apart, / the replacement of who, when, how, and where, / with what." It is an antagonist--and it is a part of the self. Ritvo's poems ring with considered reflection on the enduring final question, while suggesting--in their vibrancy and their humor--that death is not merely an end.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ritvo, M., & Glück, L. (2018). The final voicemails (First Edition.). Milkweed Editions.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ritvo, Max, 1990-2016 and Louise Glück. 2018. The Final Voicemails. Milkweed Editions.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ritvo, Max, 1990-2016 and Louise Glück. The Final Voicemails Milkweed Editions, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ritvo, Max, and Louise Glück. The Final Voicemails First Edition., Milkweed Editions, 2018.
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