Sze, Arthur: The Glass Constellation: New & Collected Poems

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CopperCanyon Press,hardcover

Publication Date: April 13, 2021

Publisher Marketing:National Book Award winner Arthur Sze is a master poet, andThe Glass Constellationis a triumph spanning five decades, including ten poetry collections and twenty-six new poems. Sze began his career writing compressed, lyrical poems influenced by classical Chinese poetry; he later made a leap into powerful polysemous sequences, honing a distinct stylistic signature that harnesses luminous particulars, and is sharply focused, emotionally resonant, and structurally complex. Fusing elements of Chinese, Japanese, Native American, and various Western experimental traditions–employing startling juxtapositions that are always on target, deeply informed by concern for our endangered planet and troubled species–Arthur Sze presents experience in all its multiplicities, in singular book after book. This collection is an invitation to immerse in a visionary body of work, mapping the evolution of one of our finest American poets.

“This book is an overwhelming feast, a treasure, and more than enough proof that Sze is a major poet.” –NPR