Above the River: The Complete Poems
Language: English
Published by Farrar Straus & Giroux and University Press of New England, 1990
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FIRST EDITION. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket, slightly shelf worn but unfaded; mylar-protected. A very nice copy.
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- Title
- Above the River: The Complete Poems
- Author
- Wright, James
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus & Giroux and University Press of New England
- Publication year
- 1990
- Condition
- Like New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0374127492
- ISBN 13
- 9780374127497
- Item weight
- 16 ounces
- Dimensions
- 9x6x1
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Review
"What makes him great is his constant openheartedness: he is not self-absorbed. His work explores a full range of feeling; he found much to celebrate and praise as well as to lament; he affirmed the good in life however limited."--Karen Whitehall, "The Virginia Quarterly Review"
"A tough and touching poet who, while never relinquishing his Midwestern roots, found ways to grow as a poet, with a deepening sense of tradition and of the nature of the factory he labored in."--Christopher Benfey, "The New Republic"
Lucidity, precision, rhythmical poise, sentiment, intelligence, and the rigors of a conscious craft that liberated the imagination--these were the poetic values James Wright cherished, and they remain the keynotes of "Above the River," a splendid new edition of his work. . . . His best 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. His poems continue, as a phrase from one of them puts it, to break into blossom. "J.D. McClatchy, The New York Times Book Review"
What makes him great is his constant openheartedness: he is not self-absorbed. His work explores a full range of feeling; he found much to celebrate and praise as well as to lament; he affirmed the good in life however limited. "Karen Whitehall, The Virginia Quarterly Review"
A tough and touching poet who, while never relinquishing his Midwestern roots, found ways to grow as a poet, with a deepening sense of tradition and of the nature of the factory he labored in. "Christopher Benfey, The New Republic""
"Lucidity, precision, rhythmical poise, sentiment, intelligence, and the rigors of a conscious craft that liberated the imagination--these were the poetic values James Wright cherished, and they remain the keynotes of Above the River, a splendid new edition of his work. . . . His best 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. His poems continue, as a phrase from one of them puts it, to break into blossom." --J.D. McClatchy, The New York Times Book Review
"What makes him great is his constant openheartedness: he is not self-absorbed. His work explores a full range of feeling; he found much to celebrate and praise as well as to lament; he affirmed the good in life however limited." --Karen Whitehall, The Virginia Quarterly Review
"A tough and touching poet who, while never relinquishing his Midwestern roots, found ways to grow as a poet, with a deepening sense of tradition and of the nature of the factory he labored in." --Christopher Benfey, The New Republic
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