{"product_id":"the-poetic-i-alternate-voices-paperback","title":"The Poetic \"I\": Alternate Voices - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKen Bazyn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne should never assume that the narrator in a poem is expressing views identical to the author's. \"For words, like Nature, half reveal \/ And half conceal the Soul within,\" wrote Tennyson. Autobiographical elements tend to be so mixed in with the fictional that lines blur. Bazyn's revolving carousel of poetic \"I's\" includes an egotist who makes fun of his arrogance; a baby confused by his wobbly surroundings; the simple joys of a childhood Christmas; youth's dilemma at forging a vocation; the peculiar circumstances surrounding one's first love; reminiscences of a recent class reunion; a period of self-examination following the death of a neighbor; anxiously awaiting a monogrammed invitation; lessons gleaned from closely inspecting nature; exhibiting faith in a secular metropolis; dreaming of a technician's utopia; and the frailty and ragged edges of old age. The narrator is, by turns, nostalgic, uneasy, speculative, forlorn, elated, discombobulated--representing, as he does, different stages of life, personality types, and psychological moods. Bazyn's language can be mysterious, his sentences follow a winding course, his stanzas end abruptly. Bewitching black-and-white photos accent and enhance each poem's metaphors. As you gaze into this verbal\/visual mirror, likenesses of the hidden self emerge and take on unexpected shapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKen Bazyn is long-time editorial director of the Religious Book Club. He has written \u003ci\u003eThe Seven Perennial Sins and Their Offspring\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSoul-Wrestling: Meditations in Monochrome\u003c\/i\u003e. He has published articles in forty periodicals and photographs in forty-five magazines. His poetry books are \u003ci\u003eGospel Midrashim: Poems on the Life of Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJesting Angels: God's Lighter Side\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArtistic Alchemy: Transmuting Cinnabar into Gold\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHumanity: The Fallible Amphibian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNuptial Favors: Assorted Scenarios, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCreation Groans On: Nature Images\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 166\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.36 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 17, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53344512246067,"sku":"9781666732221","price":27.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/oSH99ShbE09781666732221.webp?v=1778725789","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-poetic-i-alternate-voices-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}