The Evolution of the Flightless Bird

Richard KenneyYale University Press • ISBN-13 978‑0300031522

The Evolution of the Flightless Bird coverThe Evolution of the Flightless Bird cover

The Evolution of the Flightless Bird

Richard KenneyYale University Press

ISBN-10: 0300031521 · ISBN-13: 978‑0300031522 · 1984

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Selected by judge James Merrill as the winner of the 1983 Yale Series of Younger Poets competition, this collection showcases Richard Kenney’s technical mastery of formal verse. The poems weave together intricate observations of natural history and evolutionary biology, demonstrating a sophisticated command of poetic structure and language that defined his early career.

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Publisher: Yale University Press
1984
Pages: 68

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Author: Richard Kenney

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Inferred: American PoetryInferred: Contemporary American PoetryInferred: Evolutionary BiologyInferred: FormalismInferred: Formal VerseInferred: Nature In LiteratureInferred: Natural HistoryInferred: Literary CriticismInferred: American LiteratureInferred: James Merrill

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