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collection of thework of David Ray,a talented andwidely published young Americanpoet.It consists of forty-one strik-ingly inventive poems,distinctly per-sonal in flavor and free in form,thatcould have been produced only by awriter of unusual range and sensibil-ity.  \nIncidents in the poet's life,memo-ries of childhood,recollections ofpeople,places,and even objects areall used creatively,as starting-offpoints on the journey to the poemitself.A boy picks greens with hismother,an X-ray is taken,a paintingis recalled:from small events such asthese,Ray constructs a scene,evokesa feeling,conveys an insight into themaker of the poem—and,indirectly,into the making of a poem.  \nRay's command of idiom is boldand sure,his use of language spareyet effective.In poems such as “OnReading That Napoleon Was Pois-oned,”\"Chiggers,\"“X-Ray,\"and\"The Door Opens,\"with a tersenessand directness that many lesser poetswould not dare risk,Ray managestotally to engage the emotions andsympathies of his reader while,at thesame time,revealing himself and hisown feelings with honesty and per-ception.  \n## X-Rays\n\nhttps://archive.org/details/xraysbookofpoems0000unse  \n## X-RAYS\n\nA Book of Poems  \nBY DAVID RAY  \nCornell University Press  \nITHACA,NEW YORK  \nCopyright o 1965 by Cornell UniversityAll rights reserved  \nCORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESS  \nFirst published 1965  \nLibrary of Congress Catalog Card Number:65-11871  \nPRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICABY THE SCIENCE PRESS,INC.  \nTo Alvin Suslick  \nand to Ruth","cbCaiolL8dtaIK29","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiolL8dtaIK29","pdf",3504234,92,"English","# X-Rays\n## Collection Overview\n## Publication Details","[{\"question\":\"Who is the author of X-Rays?\",\"answer\":\"The collection is written by David Ray, a talented and widely published American poet.\"},{\"question\":\"How many poems are included in this collection?\",\"answer\":\"The book consists of forty-one strikingly inventive poems.\"},{\"question\":\"When was X-Rays 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