The Shadow of Sirius - Couverture souple

Merwin, W. S.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1852248548 ISBN 13 : 9781852248543

Editeur : Bloodaxe Books Ltd, 2009

Synopsis

Winner of a Pulitzer Prize 2009
'One of the great poets of our time' - Barack Obama

WS Merwin may be the most influential American poet of the last half-century - an artist who has transfigured and reinvigorated the vision of poetry for our time. Bloodaxe published his Selected Poems in 2007. At 81, Merwin produced his Pulitzer Prize-winning The Shadow of Sirius, 'his best book in a decade - and one of the best outright' (Publishers Weekly). The nuanced mysteries of light, darkness, presence, and memory are central themes in i>The Shadow of Sirius. 'I have only what I remember,' Merwin said, and his memories in this collection are focused and profound - the distinct qualities of autumn light, a conversation with a boyhood teacher, well-cultivated loves, and 'our long evenings and astonishment'.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

W.S. Merwin (1927-2019) was Poet Laureate of the United States in 2010-11. He received most of the principal prizes in American poetry, including the Pulitzer Prize (twice), the Bollingen Prize and the Tanning Prize and a Lannan Lifetime Achievement Award. Bloodaxe published his Selected Poems in 2007, prior to which his poetry had been unavailable in Britain for over 35 years. As well as being an internationally renowned poet, W.S. Merwin is the author of many classic translations, including editions of Neruda, Dante, The Song of Roland, The Poem of the Cid, and (from Bloodaxe) Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. His titles from Bloodaxe are Selected Poems(2007); The Shadow of Sirius (2009), which won him his second Pulitzer Prize; The Moon Before Morning (2014); and Garden Time, (2016). All three of his final collections from Bloodaxe were Poetry Book Society Recommendations. Born in New York City, he taught at several universities, and lived on the Pacific island of Maui, tending to his writing and to his garden of rare and endangered palm trees.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bloodaxe Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1852248548
• ISBN 13: 9781852248543
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 128
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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