The World Between the Eyes

Download or read book The World Between the Eyes written by Fred Chappell and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 1990-09-01 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although Fred Chappell has long been recognized as a novelist of talent and achievement, his poetry has been known to only a few because he has chosen to publish little. Now, in this collection, his work becomes widely available for the first time. The subjects of these poems range from the poet’s love for his wife and son to that hallowed American institution, the skin flick; from baseball to blues. From “Trios II” to the slaughter of pigs. Their forms vary from short lyrics, often humorous or ironic, to longer narratives, more serious and intense. All in all, it is a stunning performance by a consummate artist in his first appearance.