An American idiom infuses poems of ordinary life.(Deaths and Transfigurations: Poems by Paul Mariani)(Book Review)

National Catholic Reporter | October 7, 2005| | Copyright

DEATHS & TRANSFIGURATIONS: POEMS By Paul Mariani, illustrated by Barry Hoser Paraclete Press, 94 pages, $24

Despite its somewhat foreboding title, Paul Mariani's new book Deaths & Transfigurations is an honest, beautiful and accessible collection of poems. He cultivates themes from his life in academia, his working-class childhood and his Catholic faith. His reverence for all three is illustrated in black and white engravings by renowned designer and illustrator and Mr. Mariani's great friend, Barry Moser.

These poems are quite personal: Mr. Mariani enters his themes of ...

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