Three Regrets and a Hymn to Beauty

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Three Regrets and a Hymn to Beauty is written by Ian Wedde and published by Auckland University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1775586758 (ISBN 10) and 9781775586753 (ISBN 13).

This collection of poetry features five extended poems that explore the concept of beauty and the nature of language, discussing serious philosophical ideas with zest, energy, wit, and humor. A unique volume featuring remembered and misremembered song lyrics from John Lennon, Lou Reed, Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris, Gram Parsons, Ryan Adams, and Courtney Love, among others, it also includes fragments from philosophers and poets of the sublime, especially William Wordsworth and John Ruskin, and from religious texts such as the Bible and the Tao-Te Ching. Through glimpses of imperfection, Wedde offers a fresh take on the familiar, sparking a new vision of the world and its wonders.