So Tough - Paperback

by Jared Stanley (Author)

A spaced-out journey through public and private time, marked by grief and charm.

Jared Stanley's So Tough navigates a season of wildfire smoke, gunfire, and a child's questioning spirit, finding rhythm in household, eros, and pleasure. These poems cast a wayward grin at the catastrophic comedy of our days.

Stanley rides elemental tones through suffering, offering a unique perspective on nature, urban life, and personal reflection. For readers seeking contemporary poetry that blends melancholy with hope.

Author Biography

Jared Stanley is a poet and writer who often collaborates with visual artists. He is the author of four collections of poetry, So Tough, EARS, The Weeds, and Book Made of Forest, as well as many chapbooks and pamphlets, most recently The Blurry Hole (with Sameer Farooq, Artspeak, 2022), and SHALL, (Black Rock Press, 2019). His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Bennington Review, Harvard Review, VOLT, Folder Magazine, and many others. He teaches in the MFA Program at the University of Nevada, Reno and lives in Reno, Nevada with an historian and their daughter.