Thomas Carper (poet)
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Thomas Carper is an American poet
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His work has appeared in Poetry, The American Scholar, The Formalist, and The Review (London).
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
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His work has appeared in Poetry, The American Scholar, The Formalist, and The Review (London).
Works
- "The First-born", Beloit Poetry Journal 29 (Spring 1979), 7.
- Distant Blue, University of Evansville Press, October 2003, ISBN 9780930982577
- From Nature, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995, ISBN 9780801852084
- Fiddle Lane, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1991, ISBN 9780801842689
- Musicians: poems, Aralia Press, 1990
- Meter and meaning: an introduction to rhythm in poetry, Thomas Carper, Derek Attridge, Routledge, 2003, ISBN 9780415311748
Anthologies
- The Maine Poets: An Anthology, Wesley McNair, editor, Down East Books, November 25, 2003, ISBN 9780892726295
- "Turning in Bed"; "That's a Nice Leg", Words brushed by music: twenty-five years of the Johns Hopkins poetry series, Editor John T. Irwin, JHU Press, 2004, ISBN 9780801880292
Reviews
There are many more fine poems in Thomas Carper’s Distant Blue. A poet of rare craft, a superlative ear, and an obvious commitment to giving his art to his reader rather than concealing it behind the hifalutin and the irrational, Carper is a poet to enjoy, not theorize about.
External links
- "Poetry Midterm" poetry helena
- "Fiddle Lane, rev. Marion K. Stocking", Beloit Poetry Journal, 42 (Summer 1992), 44.