
The Essential C.D. Wright
by C.D. Wright
Title:
The Essential C.D. Wright
Author:
C.D. Wright
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
208 pages, 8-page four-color insert
Publisher:
Copper Canyon Press
ISBN-13:
9781556597190
EAN:
9781556597190
Classifications:
Poetry
Weight (g):
580
Dimensions (mm):
164 x 229 x 20
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
Spanning four decades of writing-and including never-before-seen poems—The Essential C.D. Wright carries the reverence and wisecracking lyricism of poems that reshaped American poetry.The Essential C.D. Wright gathers rare selections across the famed poet's entire oeuvre—from the first book, Alla Breve Loving (1976), through to ShallCross, which was in production at the time of her unexpected death in 2016. Tracing a writing life that spans more than four decades, this essential collection illuminates works that remain empowered by an unrelenting independence, a reverence for mentors, and wry, wisecracking lyricism. A formally restless, energetic, uncompromising, and utterly unique voice, C.D. Wright introduced a contemporary audience to the promise and power of docupoetics, while pushing the musical boundaries of vernacular speech and reshaping American poetry. With a moving introduction by Forrest Gander, this volume cements C.D. Wright's place in the literary canon.












