In this radiant new collection, Franz Wright shares his regard for life in all its forms and his belief in the promise of blessing and renewal. As he watches the "Resurrection of the little apple tree outside / my window," he shakes off his fear of mortality, concluding "what death . . . There is only / mine / or yours,- / but the world / will be filled with the living." In prayerlike poems he invokes the one "who spoke the world / into being" and celebrates a dazzling universe-snowflakes descending at nightfall, the ...
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In this radiant new collection, Franz Wright shares his regard for life in all its forms and his belief in the promise of blessing and renewal. As he watches the "Resurrection of the little apple tree outside / my window," he shakes off his fear of mortality, concluding "what death . . . There is only / mine / or yours,- / but the world / will be filled with the living." In prayerlike poems he invokes the one "who spoke the world / into being" and celebrates a dazzling universe-snowflakes descending at nightfall, the intense yellow petals of the September sunflower, the planet adrift in a blizzard of stars, the simple mystery of loving other people. As Wright overcomes a natural tendency toward loneliness and isolation, he gives voice to his hope for "the only animal that commits suicide," and, to our deep pleasure, he arrives at a place of gratitude that is grounded in the earth and its moods.
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Seller's Description:
Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp. 75. 75 pp. Tightly bound. Spine not compromised. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Remainder mark bottom fore-edge.
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NF in NF jacket. Octavo. Black boards quarterbound in a forest green backstrip with shiny silver foil lettering on the spine. Book has light bumping at the head and tail of the spine. Decorative, pale green endpapers. Binding is straight and tight. Pages are all clean, white, and crisp. 75 pages. Dust Jacket-has a nearly unnoticable trace of rubbing at the extreme tips of a couple of the corners. Round "Winner of the Pulitzer Prize" gold foil sticker on the upper corner of the front cover. Faint scuff on the lower edge of the rear cover-light enough that it does not mar the book's appearance, but can be easily found if you're looking for it. Winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Not perfect, but still a tight, clean, attractive copy.
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Fine; Collectible. Fourth printing May 2004. Signed by author on title page, not personalized. HC+DJ no clipped; sno marks dents or tears. Ships in box.
