Paragraph will read like a parody of aphorism.supposed to be poems rather than chips of wisdom,but they do play with expeclations-

Paragraphs (Wesleyan Poetry Program)

Literature & Fiction

Rutsala, Vern

Poetry

Wesleyan University Press

This delightfully subversive collection of poems further develops the form used by the author in Paragraphs (1978). The book is divided into three sections. The first, "The Art of Photography and Other Sorrows," is devoted to, among other things, actual photographs, including the only known picture of Baudelaire's mother. "Bestiary," the second part, concerns ordinary household items like salt and pepper shakers, ironing boards, and tea pots seen metaphorically. "Little-Known Sports," the title section, explores fierce but rarely reported athletic events such as answering the telephone or getting into bed. The result is a quiet but profound transformation of everyday reality.

Little-Known Sports

University of Massachusetts Press

Little-Known Sports (Juniper Prize)

United States

<p>A collection of poetry by Vern Rutsala. </p>

Ruined Cities

Carnegie-Mellon University Press

The Long Haul moves back and forth through time, touching down on real and imaginary sites. Some of these places are in the public domain, as it were, and others are private. The geography is often in the West—Oregon and Idaho—but there are significant side trips in the East and Europe as well as regions that can't be found on maps.

The Long Haul (Carnegie Mellon Poetry)

Poetry. Finalist for the 2005 National Book Award, THE MOMENT'S EQUATION also won the 2003 Richard Snyder Publication Prize. This is Vern Rutsala's eleventh collection of poetry. "There is one way in particular in which Vern Rutsala could and in my view should be an example to us all, an example of how to put to maximum use the simplest things in our lives"-Donald Justice.

The Moment's Equation

Ashland Poetry Press

Backtracking (Story Line Press Poetry Series)

Story Line Press

History & Criticism

Gathers poems from seven of the author's previous books

Selected Poems

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Paragraphs (Wesleyan Poetry Program)

Paragraphs (Wesleyan Poetry Program)

Little-Known Sports

Little-Known Sports (Juniper Prize)

Ruined Cities

The Long Haul (Carnegie Mellon Poetry)

The Moment's Equation

Backtracking (Story Line Press Poetry Series)

Backtracking (Story Line Press Poetry Series)

Selected Poems