The Humility of the Brutes Image close
The Humility of the Brutes by Ron Smith
The Humility of the Brutes by Ron Smith
Show Hide Adult Content
The Humility of the Brutes close

Literature & literary studies:

Home  
Books  
Literature & literary studies  
Poetry

The Humility of the Brutes

Poems
Click to share your rating 0 ratings (0.0/5.0 average) Thanks for your vote!

By:

Format:

Paperback / softback
$45.00
Available from supplier

The item is brand new and in-stock with one of our preferred suppliers. The item will ship from a Mighty Ape warehouse within the timeframe shown.

Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
0 in Trolley
Free Delivery with Primate
Join Now

Free 14 day free trial, cancel anytime.

Buy Now, Pay Later with:

Afterpay is available on orders $100 to $2000 Learn more

6 weekly interest-free payments of $7.50 with Laybuy Learn more

Availability

Delivering to:

Estimated arrival:

  • Around 12-24 June using International Courier

Explore more Southern Messenger Poets

See all products in this series

Sparks from a Nine-Pound Hammer by Steve Scafidi
$42.00
Sparks from a Nine-Pound Hammer
by Steve Scafidi ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
The Cabinetmaker's Window by Steve Scafidi
$43.00
The Cabinetmaker's Window
by Steve Scafidi ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Rough Fugue by Betty Adcock
$43.00
Rough Fugue
by Betty Adcock ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
In Ghostlight by Ryan Wilson
$45.00
In Ghostlight
by Ryan Wilson ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Ephemeron by T.R. Hummer
$43.00
Ephemeron
by T.R. Hummer ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
The Ha-ha on Hardback by David Kirby
$78.00
The Ha-ha
by David Kirby ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
A Horse with Holes in It by Greg Alan Brownderville
$43.00
A Horse with Holes in It
by Greg Alan Brownderville ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Secure the Shadow on Hardback by Claudia Emerson
$149.00
Secure the Shadow
by Claudia Emerson ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Figure Studies by Claudia Emerson
$41.00
Figure Studies
by Claudia Emerson ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Shift Work by Bobby C. Rogers
$50.00
Shift Work
by Bobby C. Rogers ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Come Kingdom by Derrick Harriell
$48.00
Come Kingdom
by Derrick Harriell ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
The Keeper's Voice by Mike Carson
$43.00
The Keeper's Voice
by Mike Carson ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Impossible Bottle by Claudia Emerson
$43.00
Impossible Bottle
by Claudia Emerson ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Captive Voices by Eleanor Ross Taylor
$51.00
Captive Voices
by Eleanor Ross Taylor ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Grayscale by David Huddle
$43.00
Grayscale
by David Huddle ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
In the Months of My Son's Recovery by Kate Daniels
$47.00
In the Months of My Son's Recovery
by Kate Daniels ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks

Description

The title of Ron Smith's new collection comes from Yeats's observation that creators ""must go from desire to weariness and so to desire again, and live but for the moment when vision comes to our weariness like terrible lightning, in the humility of the brutes."" The poems in The Humility of the Brutes move beyond Yeats's journey, using precise language and memorable phrasing to push through skepticism and guide us toward the mystical as we struggle to understand our past and our present.

Author Biography:

Ron Smith was Poet Laureate of Virginia from 2012 to 2014. He holds the George Squires Chair of Distinguished Teaching and serves as Writer-in-Residence at St. Christopher's School in Richmond, Virginia, where he is also an adjunct associate professor at the University of Richmond. Smith is the author of three other poetry collections: Running Again in Hollywood Cemetery (1988), Moon Road (2007), and Its Ghostly Workshop (2013).
Release date NZ
August 30th, 2017
Author
Pages
92
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Dimensions
152x229x6
ISBN-13
9780807166567
Product ID
26736624

Customer reviews

Nobody has reviewed this product yet. You could be the first!

Write a Review

Marketplace listings

There are no Marketplace listings available for this product currently.
Already own it? Create a free listing and pay just 9% commission when it sells!

Sell Yours Here

Explore more by Ron Smith

See all books by this author

Running Again in Hollywood Cemetery by Ron Smith
$54.00
Running Again in Hollywood Cemetery
by Ron Smith ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Artemis 2023 on Hardback by Nikki Giovanni
$94.00
Artemis 2023
by Nikki Giovanni ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Its Ghostly Workshop by Ron Smith
$42.00
Its Ghostly Workshop
by Ron Smith ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Moon Road by Ron Smith
$42.00
Moon Road
by Ron Smith ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
That Beauty in the Trees by Ron Smith
$50.00
That Beauty in the Trees
by Ron Smith ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Artemis by Ron Smith
$92.00
Artemis
by Ron Smith ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Best of 2000 AD Volume 3 by John Wagner
$52.00
Best of 2000 AD Volume 3
by John Wagner ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Paintballer's Almanac: v. 1 by Ron Smith
$71.00
Paintballer's Almanac: v. 1
by Ron Smith ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Adventures in Community Science on Hardback by Ron Smith
$52.00
Adventures in Community Science
by Ron Smith ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 2-3 weeks
Simple Man Simple Prayer on Hardback by Don Rude
$96.00
Simple Man Simple Prayer
by Don Rude ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Elf's Family Tree on Hardback by Ron Smith
$76.00
Elf's Family Tree
by Ron Smith ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Elf the Eagle on Hardback by Ron Smith
$76.00
Elf the Eagle
by Ron Smith ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Treasure At Beaver Creek by Ron Smith
$33.00
Treasure At Beaver Creek
by Ron Smith ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Military Economics by Ron Smith
$290.00
Military Economics
by Ron Smith ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Monetary Policy, Central Banking and Economic Performance in the Caribbean by Ron Smith
$133.00
Monetary Policy, Central Banking and Economic Performance in the...
by Ron Smith ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Two Up on Hardback by Ron Smith
$144.00
Two Up
by Ron Smith ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks

Recommended for you

Recommended from your browsing history

Help & options

Filed under...

Books >
Literature & literary studies >
Poetry