Deepstep Come Shining by C.D. Wright (English) Paperback Book

Description: Deepstep Come Shining by C.D. Wright A spectacular new collection by one of the most exciting and distinctive poets currently writing. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Rebellious and fiercely lyrical, the poems of C.D. Wright incorporate elements of disjunction and odd juxtaposition in their exploration of unfolding context. "In my book," she writes, "poetry is a necessity of life. It is a function of poetry to locate those zones inside us that would be free, and declare them so."C.D. Wright was born and raised in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. She has received numerous awards for her work, including grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Guggenheim Foundation, the American Academy and Institute for Arts and Letters, and the Lila Wallace-Readers Digest Foundation. She teaches at Brown University in Rhode Island."Expertly elliptical phrasings, and an uncounterfeitable, generous feel for real people, bodies and places, have lately made Wright one of Americas oddest, best and most appealing poets. Her tenth book consists of a single long poem whose sentences, segments and prose-blocks weave loosely around and about, and grow out of, a road trip through the rural South. Clipped twangs, lyrical goblets of magnolialight, and recurrent, mysterious, semi-allegorical figures like the snakeman and the boneman share space with place names, lexicographies, exhortations and wacky graffiti (God is Louise).... cherish Wrights latest once-and-for-all thing, opaque and revelatory, ceaselessly burning."-Publishers Weekly"For me, C.D. Wrights poetry is river gold. Love whatever flows. Her language is on the page half pulled out of earth and rivers-still holding onto the truth of the elements. I love her voice and pitch and the long snaky arms of her language that is willing to hold everything-human and angry and beautiful."-Michael Ondaatje"C.D. Wright is entirely her own poet, a true original."-The Gettysburg Review Author Biography C.D. Wright, a Professor of English at Brown University, is the author of eleven books of poetry, as well as several collaborative works with photographer Deborah Luster, most recently One Big Self: Prisoners of Louisiana. She has earned fellowships from the MacArthur and Guggenheim foundations, and is the recipient of a Lannan Literary Award. She lives in Rhode Island. Description for Sales People * Widely reviewed, award- winning poet who has published in hundreds of magazines. * Most recent book is Trimble (Ecco Press, 1995). 1450 cloth sales, 2500 paperback (1996). * Other recent books: Lost Roads Project (Uof Arkansas Press, 1994), Just Whistle, (Kelsey Street Press, 1994), String Light (Uof Georgia Press, 1991) * Editor of Lost Roads Publishers * MFA from U of Arkansas, teaches at Brown University. * Featured in PBS series "The United States of Poetry." * Hot on academic scene * cf: Jorie Graham * Images of the south Details ISBN155659092X Author C.D. Wright Short Title DEEPSTEP COME SHINING Language English ISBN-10 155659092X ISBN-13 9781556590924 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 811.54 Year 1998 Pages 128 DOI 10.1604/9781556590924 UK Release Date 1998-09-17 Imprint Copper Canyon Press,U.S. Country of Publication United States NZ Release Date 1998-09-17 Publisher Copper Canyon Press,U.S. Audience General AU Release Date 1998-12-07 Publication Date 1998-10-15 US Release Date 1998-10-15 Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:168749688;

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