Above the River: The Complete Poetry.
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1990. First Printing of the First Edition. A Near Fine copy with a brief inscription on the flyleaf in a Near Fine, price-clipped dust jacket. James Wright (1927-80) wrote contemplative, sturdy, and generous poems with an honesty, clarity, and stylistic range matched by very few others. From his Deep Image-inspired lyrics to his Whtimanesque renderings of Neruda, Vallejo, and other Latin American poets, and from his heartfelt reflections on life, love, and loss in his native Ohio to the celebrated prose poems (set frequently in Italy) that marked the end of his important career, Above the River gathers the complete work of a modern master. It also features a moving and insightful introduction by Donald Hall, Wright's longtime friend and colleague. Item #28982
ISBN: 0374127492
Price: $125.00