In the form of a journal covering the period December 6, 1963, through January 10, 1964, A.
By turns witty, serious, lyrical, and meditative, it is at once a superbly entertaining book and a significant literary achievement..
Tape for the Turn of the Year is a poem of infinite variety, blessed by the rich resources of one of this century\'s greatest poets.
The Tape determined both the length of the poem\'s lines and when it ends.
He chose this method as a serious experiment in making a poem adapt to something outside itself.
Ammons\'s long, thin poem was written on a roll of adding-machine tape, then transferred foot by foot to manuscript.
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In the form of a journal covering the period December 6, 1963, through January 10, 1964, A
