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“Wright’s poems, with their grace and intelligence, not only stand as a rebuke to most of the glib work of his time, but remain among the finest examples of the midcentury American lyric.”—J.D. McClatchy, The New York Times Book Review
The fruits of the season, James Wright’s luminous prose captures eternal moments in his travels through Italy and France.
James Wright (1927–1980) won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1972. His many books include the recent Selected Poems and A Wild Perfection: The Selected Letters of James Wright.
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"Wright's poems, with their grace and intelligence, not only stand as a rebuke to most of the glib work of his time, but remain among the finest examples of the midcentury American lyric." -- J D McClatchy, The New York Times Book Review.
About the Author
James Wright (1927-1980) won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1972. His many books include the recent Selected Poems and A Wild Perfection: Selected Letters.
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The Shape of Light
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Condition: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Seller Inventory # Q08G-02670
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The Shape of Light
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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Joan Root (illustrator). 1st Edition. First printing of the first edition, a paperback original. Faint toning to spine, else book in fine condition. Pulitzer Prize winning poet. Seller Inventory # 021903
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. White Pine Press softcover, published in 1986. 47 pages, illustrated with drawings by Joan Root. Introduction by Anne Wright. A posthumous selection of Wright's prose poems (or prose pieces as Anne Wright describes them) one is a letter to his own son Franz. No marks or writing to the book. There is some slight rubbing to the very tips of the corners on the cover; otherwise about like new. Seller Inventory # WRIG_050523
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47 pages. B/w illustrations by Joan Root. Front cover has loss og ink spots along borders: see image. Inside very good. Seller Inventory # 22880
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THE SHAPE OF LIGHT; Introduction by Anne Wright, drawings by Joan Root
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Seller: Second Life Books, Inc., Lanesborough, MA, U.S.A.
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First Edition. 8vo, pp. 47. A fine copy in publisher's wraps. Inscribed by Anne Wright (Wright's widow) to poet William Jay Smith and his wife: To dear Sonja and Bill | with love | Annie" James Arlington Wright (1927 1980) was an American poet. Wright first emerged on the literary scene in 1956 with The Green Wall, a collection of formalist verse that was awarded the prestigious Yale Younger Poets Prize. His 1972 Collected Poems was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. These prose poems appeared originally in Moments of the Italian Summer [1976] and The Summer of James and Annie Wright [1981]. Seller Inventory # 58431