Where Water Comes Together with Other Water

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"Where Water Comes Together with Other Water" is a poetry collection by Raymond Carver that showcases his spare, emotionally resonant style and focus on everyday American life.

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instanceOf poetry collection
author Raymond Carver NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Raymond Carver NERFINISHED
genre poetry
hasAuthorNationality American
hasForm free verse
hasInfluenceOn contemporary American poetry
hasReception critically acclaimed
widely studied in creative writing programs
hasSubject American middle class
blue-collar characters
domestic life
everyday situations
hasTheme intimacy
isolation
loss
ordinary life
relationships
working-class experience
hasTitleOrigin line from a poem within the collection
hasTone conversational
melancholic
restrained
isWrittenIn plain language
language English
literaryMovement dirty realism
literaryStyle minimalist
spare
notableFor emotionally resonant style
focus on everyday American life
partOfAuthorWork Raymond Carver bibliography NERFINISHED
periodOfPublication late 20th century
sharesAuthorWith Cathedral
Fires: Essays, Poems, Stories NERFINISHED
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love NERFINISHED
targetAudience adult readers
usesTechnique elliptical narration
everyday speech rhythms
understatement

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