Mrs. Ramsay's Knee
Mrs. Ramsay's Knee
poems by Idris Anderson
foreword by Harold Bloom
Series: Swenson Poetry Award
Copyright Date: 2008
Published by: University Press of Colorado,
https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh
Pages: 100
https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt4cgnjh
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Mrs. Ramsay's Knee
Book Description:

Volume 12 in the Swenson Poetry Award Series, Mrs. Ramsay's Knee offers fresh and elegant poems by Idris anderson, many of them ekphrastic considerations of visual works of art. Among her subjects are paintings by Rembrandt, Rousseau, Pollock, and Chagall, yet she equally explores a set of news photos from the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah.

eISBN: 978-0-87421-720-9
Subjects: Language & Literature
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  1. Front Matter
    Front Matter (pp. i-viii)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.1
  2. Table of Contents
    Table of Contents (pp. ix-x)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.2
  3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS (pp. xi-xii)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.3
  4. FOREWORD
    FOREWORD (pp. xiii-2)
    Harold Bloom
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.4

    The grave, measured poetic voice of Idris Anderson won me instantly, and repeated readings confirm the freshness of this remarkable poet. She has read deeply in Elizabeth Bishop, who I think would have liked this book. Anderson’s mode is ekphrasis, on which the best guide is John Hollander’s The Gazer’s Spirit. The paintings by Rembrandt, Monet, Durer, Balthus, Henri Rousseau, Jackson Pollock, and Chagall are among the very varied provocations that Anderson’s gaze converts into poems. Elegant as her use of art works is, I am most taken by her stunning “Front Page,” which reacts to New York Times photographs...

  5. Prologue
    Prologue (pp. 3-4)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.5
  6. Recollection of tranquility
    • THE FRENCH BED
      THE FRENCH BED (pp. 7-7)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.6
    • RECOLLECTION OF TRANQUILITY
      RECOLLECTION OF TRANQUILITY (pp. 8-9)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.7
    • BRIDGES OF GIVERNY
      BRIDGES OF GIVERNY (pp. 10-10)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.8
    • KEHAYA HOUSE
      KEHAYA HOUSE (pp. 11-12)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.9
    • PUMPKIN FARM, HALF MOON BAY
      PUMPKIN FARM, HALF MOON BAY (pp. 13-14)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.10
    • FUGITIVE EFFECTS
      FUGITIVE EFFECTS (pp. 15-15)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.11
    • THE TEMPLE OF POSEIDON
      THE TEMPLE OF POSEIDON (pp. 16-17)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.12
    • MARSYAS
      MARSYAS (pp. 18-20)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.13
    • FATHERS
      FATHERS (pp. 21-22)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.14
  7. FRONT PAGE NEW YORK TIMES
    FRONT PAGE NEW YORK TIMES (pp. 23-50)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.15
  8. Roses on the Ceiling
    • DÜRER’S JEROME
      DÜRER’S JEROME (pp. 53-54)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.16
    • ROSES ON THE CEILING
      ROSES ON THE CEILING (pp. 55-56)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.17
    • MARBLE BOY
      MARBLE BOY (pp. 57-58)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.18
    • GREEK STONES
      GREEK STONES (pp. 59-60)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.19
    • MAIANO
      MAIANO (pp. 61-61)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.20
    • CHRISTINE, DAUGHTER OF IMMIGRANTS
      CHRISTINE, DAUGHTER OF IMMIGRANTS (pp. 62-62)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.21
    • THE MOTH
      THE MOTH (pp. 63-63)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.22
    • THE BREAM
      THE BREAM (pp. 64-65)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.23
    • KAYAKS
      KAYAKS (pp. 66-68)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.24
  9. Pretty Rooms
    • 1. THE MOWER
      1. THE MOWER (pp. 71-71)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.25
    • 2. TRIO
      2. TRIO (pp. 71-71)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.26
    • 3. ANNIVERSARY
      3. ANNIVERSARY (pp. 72-72)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.27
    • 4. ROUSSEAU
      4. ROUSSEAU (pp. 72-72)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.28
    • 5. AT NIGHT ON THE TERRACE, FIESOLE
      5. AT NIGHT ON THE TERRACE, FIESOLE (pp. 73-73)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.29
    • 6. FOURTH OF JULY
      6. FOURTH OF JULY (pp. 74-74)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.30
    • 7. THAT HAT
      7. THAT HAT (pp. 74-74)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.31
    • 8. THE TURTLE
      8. THE TURTLE (pp. 75-75)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.32
    • 9. CARAVAGGIO
      9. CARAVAGGIO (pp. 75-75)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.33
    • 10. CONSCIENCE
      10. CONSCIENCE (pp. 76-76)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.34
    • 11. FIG
      11. FIG (pp. 76-76)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.35
  10. The Red Coat
    • LILIES
      LILIES (pp. 79-79)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.36
    • ON THROWING A FISH IN THE WELL
      ON THROWING A FISH IN THE WELL (pp. 80-81)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.37
    • TWO AT THE DOCK
      TWO AT THE DOCK (pp. 82-82)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.38
    • GOAT SONG
      GOAT SONG (pp. 83-85)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.39
    • THE RED COAT
      THE RED COAT (pp. 86-86)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.40
    • ABOVE THE TOWN
      ABOVE THE TOWN (pp. 87-88)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.41
    • THE MARSH
      THE MARSH (pp. 89-91)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.42
    • THE GLIDER
      THE GLIDER (pp. 92-93)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.43
    • NO. 1
      NO. 1 (pp. 94-94)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.44
    • ON A BUS TO THE AIRPORT, COLORADO
      ON A BUS TO THE AIRPORT, COLORADO (pp. 95-96)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.45
  11. Epilogue
    Epilogue (pp. 97-98)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.46
  12. NOTES
    NOTES (pp. 99-100)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.47
  13. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
    ABOUT THE AUTHOR (pp. 101-101)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.48
  14. THE MAY SWENSON POETRY AWARD
    THE MAY SWENSON POETRY AWARD (pp. 102-102)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.49
  15. Back Matter
    Back Matter (pp. 103-103)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt4cgnjh.50