"Wright gets better with each book, expanding the reach of her art; it seems it could take in anything."Publishers Weekly
"Wright belongs to a school of exactly one."New York Times Book Review
"C.D. Wright is entirely her own poet, a true original."The Gettysburg Review
In a turbulent world, C.D. Wright evokes a rebellious and dissonant ethos with characteristic genre-bending and expanding long-form poems. Accessing journalistic writing alongside filmic narratives, Wright ranges across seven poetic sequences, including a collaborative suite responding to photographic documentation of murder sites in New Orleans. ShallCross shows plain as day that C.D. Wright is our most thrilling and innovative poet.
From "Obscurity and Elegance":
Whether or not the park was safe she was going in. A study concluded, for a park to be successful there had to be women.
The man next to the monument must have broken away from her. Perhaps years
before. That the bond had been carnal is obvious.
He said he was just out clearing his head
C.D. Wright (1949-2016) taught at Brown University for decades and published over a dozen works of poetry and prose, including One With Others, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award and was nominated for a National Book Award; One Big Self: An Investigation; and Rising Falling Hovering. Among her many honors are the Griffin International Poetry Prize and a MacArthur Fellowship.
"Wright gets better with each book, expanding the reach of her art; it seems it could take in anything."Publishers Weekly
"Wright belongs to a school of exactly one."New York Times Book Review
"C.D. Wright is entirely her own poet, a true original."The Gettysburg Review
In a turbulent world, C.D. Wright evokes a rebellious and dissonant ethos with characteristic genre-bending and expanding long-form poems. Accessing journalistic writing alongside filmic narratives, Wright ranges across seven poetic sequences, including a collaborative suite responding to photographic documentation of murder sites in New Orleans. ShallCross shows plain as day that C.D. Wright is our most thrilling and innovative poet.
From "Obscurity and Elegance":
Whether or not the park was safe she was going in. A study concluded, for a park to be successful there had to be women.
The man next to the monument must have broken away from her. Perhaps years
before. That the bond had been carnal is obvious.
He said he was just out clearing his head
C.D. Wright (1949-2016) taught at Brown University for decades and published over a dozen works of poetry and prose, including One With Others, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award and was nominated for a National Book Award; One Big Self: An Investigation; and Rising Falling Hovering. Among her many honors are the Griffin International Poetry Prize and a MacArthur Fellowship.
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140Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781556594960 |
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Publisher: | Copper Canyon Press |
Publication date: | 04/26/2016 |
Pages: | 140 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.80(d) |