{"product_id":"selected-poems-paperback-41","title":"Selected Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Arlington Wright\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobert Bly\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAnne E. Wright\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first selected poems of a major poet who wrote with more heart than any other North American poet of the twentieth century (Rodney Jones, \u003ci\u003eParnassus\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore than any other poet of his generation, James Wright spoke to the great sadness and hope that are inextricable from the iconography of America: its rail yards, rivers, cities, and once vast natural beauty. Speaking in the unique lyrical voice that he called his Ohioan, Wright created poems of immense sympathy for sociey's alienated and outcast figures and also of ardent wonder at the restorative power of nature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSelected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e fills a significant gap in Wright's bibliography: that of an accessible, carefully chosen collection to satisfy both longtime readers and those just discovering his work. Edited and with an introduction by Wright's widow, Anne, and his close friend the poet Robert Bly, who also wrote an introduction, \u003ci\u003eSelected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e is a personal, deeply considered collection of work with pieces chosen from all of Wright's books. It is an overdue--and timely--new view of a poet whose life and work encompassed the extremes of American life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Wright \u003c\/b\u003e(1927-80) won the Pulitzer Prize in 1972. His books include\u003ci\u003e Saint Judas\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShall We Gather at the River\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Branch Will Not Break\u003c\/i\u003e. FSG published\u003ci\u003e Above the River: The Complete Poems\u003c\/i\u003e in 1992.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 8.22 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42134163718279,"sku":"9780374529024","price":18.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/cdc9ecaeceb1c6e5ec01c3f7e82a2dc2.webp?v=1732639570","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/selected-poems-paperback-41","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}