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    The Less Said, the Truer: New and Selected Poems, 2016-2022
    The Less Said, the Truer: New and Selected Poems, 2016-2022
    The Less Said, the Truer: New and Selected Poems, 2016-2022
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    The Less Said, the Truer: New and Selected Poems, 2016-2022

    By Samuel Hazo

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    In Hazo’s latest collection, The Less Said, the Truer, he brings together new poems as well as selections from three previous books—They Rule the World (2016), When Not Yet is Now (2019), and The Next Time We Saw Paris (2020). The author’s poignant reflections on life and death, love and loss, and age and memory allow the poems to be deeply personal while also connecting with the everyday experiences of readers. Influenced by America’s incessant wars since 2003 and the militaristic influence they have had on society, Hazo offers insight that disrupts complacency and returns us to our true natures. In keeping with his poetic style, there are no "passenger words" in these poems. Every word counts.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSyracuse University Press
    Release dateAug 26, 2022
    ISBN9780815655756
    The Less Said, the Truer: New and Selected Poems, 2016-2022
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    Samuel Hazo

    The author of poetry, novels, plays, and essays, Samuel Hazo is the State Poet of Pennsylvania, as well as the Director of the International Poetry Forum.

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