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Travels in Vermeer: A Memoir
A lyrical and intimate account of how a poet, in the midst of a bad divorce, finds...
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A lyrical and intimate account of how a poet, in the midst of a bad divorce, finds consolation and grace through viewing the paintings of Vermeer, in six world cities. In the midst of a divorce (in which the custody of his young daughter is at stake) and over the course of a year, the poet Michael White, travels to Amsterdam, The Hague, Delft, London, Washington, and New York to view the paintings of Johannes Vermeer, an artist obsessed with romance and the inner life. He is astounded by how consoling it is to look closely at Vermeer's women, at the artist's relationship to his subjects, and at how composition reflects back to the viewer such deep feeling. Includes the author's very personal study of Vermeer. Through these travels and his encounters with Vermeer's radiant vision, White finds grace and personal transformation.
White brings [sensitivity] to his luminous readings of the paintings. An enchanting book about the transformative power of art. - (Kirkus Reviews)
... Figures it took a poet to get it this beautifully, thrillingly right." - (Peter Trachtenberg)
A unique dance among genres...clear and powerful descriptions touch on the mysteries of seduction, loss, and the artistic impulse. - (Clyde Edgerton)
Author: Michael White
Publisher: Persea Books
Published: 03/05/2015
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.30w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780892554379
Award: National Book Awards - Nominee
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2014
Publishers Weekly 01/26/2015
Shelf Awareness 03/13/2015
New York Times Book Review 05/31/2015 pg. 32
New York Times Book Review 06/07/2015 pg. 34
About the Author
White, Michael: - Michael White is the author of four collections of poetry and a memoir, Travels in Vermeer (Persea 2015), and has published widely in respected periodicals, including The Paris Review, The New Republic, The Kenyon Review, Ploughshares, Western Humanities Review, and the Best American Poetry. His most recent collection is Persea's Vermeer in Hell, winner of the Rudnitsky Editor's Choice Award. White teaches poetry and is presently chair of the Creative Writing department at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington.
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