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Naming the Afternoon

其他書名	Poems
出版	Louisiana State University Press, 2002
主題	Literary Criticism / American / GeneralPoetry / American / General
ISBN	08071281129780807128114
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=ejKMQgAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋The poems in Naming the Afternoon, Julia Johnson's first collection gather naturally together in three sections that tackle the subjects of Time, Eternity, and Language. The poems, influenced by Johnsons New Orleans upbringing but not drawn from any specific place, are mysterious yet inhabit a world of reason and explanation. Even though the world may seem distant and strange, it is composed of familiar elements - a kitchen, a violin, a purse. The collection focuses on images and feelings and has an underlying sense of urgency to name the passing moment, which is ever in an instant, as soon as the soup [has] finished shaking in the bowl of a spoon. In this remarkably mature debut, Johnson has created poems that are intelligent haunting, evocative, and instructive.