书目

Given Sugar, Given Salt: Poems

内容简介

Inthisluminousandauthoritativenewcollection,JaneHirshfieldpresentsanever-deepeningandalteringcomprehensionofhumanexistenceinpoemsutterlyunique,asWilliamMatthewsoncewroteofherwork,intheir"praiseofceaselessmutabilityaslife'scentralsplendor."Inpoemscomplexinmeaningyetclearinstatementanddepiction,Hirshfieldexploresquestionsofidentity,aging,death,andoftimeandthevariegatedgiftsbroughtbyitsrelentlesspassage.Whethermeditatinguponabutton,theroleofhabitinourlives,ortheelusivenatureofourrelationshiptosleep,Hirshfieldbringseachsubjectintoasurprisingandmagnifiedexistence.

作者简介

Theauthoroffivepreviouspoetrycollectionsandabookofessays,JaneHirshfieldhasbeenafinalistforboththeNationalBookCriticsCircleAwardandEngland’sT.S.EliotPrizeforPoetry,andsheisthewinnerofthePoetryCenterBookAward,theCaliforniaBookAward,andfellowshipsfromtheAcademyofAmericanPoets,theNationalEndowmentfortheArts,andtheGuggenheimandRockefellerfoundations.HerworkhasappearedinTheNewYorker,AtlanticMonthly,TheNation,theLosAngelesTimes,andmultiplevolumesofTheBestAmericanPoetryandPushcartPrizeanthologies.

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