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.