Walking to Martha's Vineyard: Poems

Walking to Martha's Vineyard: Poems

In this radiant new collection, Franz Wright shares his regard for life in all its forms and his belief in the promise of blessing and renewal. As he watches the â€œResurrection of the little apple tree outside / my window,â€ he shakes off his fear of mortality, concluding â€œwhat death . . . There is only / mine / or yours,â€“ / but the world / will be filled with the living.â€ In prayerlike poems he invokes the one â€œwho spoke the world / into beingâ€ and celebrates a dazzling universeâ€“snowflakes descending at nightfall, the intense yellow petals of the September sunflower, the planet adrift in a blizzard of stars, the simple mystery of loving other people. As Wright overcomes a natural tendency toward loneliness and isolation, he gives voice to his hope for â€œthe only animal that commits suicide,â€ and, to our deep pleasure, he arrives at a place of gratitude that is grounded in the earth and its moods.

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Brand Knopf
Manufacturer Knopf
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780375710018
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2005-04-05
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780375710018

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