Description
"I look about and find whatever I see / unfinished," Margaret Gibson writes in these powerful and moving poems, which investigate a late-life genesis. Not Hearing the Wood Thrush grapples with the existential questions that come after experiencing a great personal loss. A number of poems meditate on loneliness and fear; others speak to "No one"--a name richer than prayer or vow." In this transformative new collection, Gibson moves inward, taking surprising, mercurial turns of the imagination, guided by an original and probative intelligence. With a clear eye and an open heart, Gibson writes, "How stark it is to be alive"--and also how glorious, how curious, how intimate.
Author: Margaret Gibson
Publisher: LSU Press
Published: 09/12/2018
Pages: 80
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.28lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.19d
ISBN13: 9780807168202
ISBN10: 0807168203
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | Women Authors
- Poetry | American | General
Author: Margaret Gibson
Publisher: LSU Press
Published: 09/12/2018
Pages: 80
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.28lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.19d
ISBN13: 9780807168202
ISBN10: 0807168203
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | Women Authors
- Poetry | American | General
About the Author
Margaret Gibson is the author of twelve collections of poems and one prose memoir. A native of Virginia, now a resident of Preston, Connecticut, she has received numerous honors, including the Lamont Selection, Connecticut Book Award, and Melville Kane Award. Her collection The Vigil was a finalist for the National Book Award in Poetry.