false
<![CDATA[Walking to Martha's Vineyard]]>
148155
2
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 “Resurrection of the little apple tree outside / my window,” he shakes off his fear of mortality, concluding “what death . . . There is only / mine / or yours,– / but the world / will be filled with the living.” In prayerlike poems he invokes the one “who spoke the world / into being” and celebrates a dazzling universe–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 “the only animal that commits suicide,” and, to our deep pleasure, he arrives at a place of gratitude that is grounded in the earth and its moods.<br><br><br><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i>
142976
2003
Walking to Martha's Vineyard
total:224|5:100|4:63|3:39|2:13|1:9|
224
904
325
36
1
3
false
false
Thu Dec 13 12:22:12 -0800 2007
Thu Dec 13 12:22:38 -0800 2007
5
2
false
false
Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008
Fri Apr 25 06:54:39 -0700 2008
Thu Nov 13 06:58:38 -0800 2008
more...]]>
1
0
false
false
Tue Feb 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009
Tue Feb 10 12:11:01 -0800 2009
Tue Feb 10 12:11:51 -0800 2009
Had Franz spent more time “loving other human beings faces” he might have been happy—he migh...more...]]>
2
0
false
false
Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009
Sat Apr 25 13:27:34 -0700 2009
Sun Apr 26 10:56:54 -0700 2009
more...]]>
4
1
false
false
Tue Jan 01 14:15:08 -0800 2008
Tue Mar 18 08:35:27 -0700 2008
I love The Beforelife and others by him.
Happy Birthday, Franz!
I am glad you are here and writing and crafting such poetry, such great misery-safety-ne...more...]]>
1
1
false
false
Sun Aug 05 13:38:57 -0700 2007
Sun Aug 05 13:38:57 -0700 2007
4
0
false
false
Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009
Wed Jan 28 14:39:31 -0800 2009
Sun Feb 01 10:04:47 -0800 2009
more...]]>
5
18
false
false
Thu Apr 23 14:41:10 -0700 2009
Sun Jun 07 14:21:04 -0700 2009
more...]]>
5
0
false
false
Mon Aug 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008
Mon Aug 18 15:48:08 -0700 2008
Mon Aug 18 16:03:11 -0700 2008
MY PLACE
for Beth
Rain land, walnut blossoms raining
white
where I walk at sixteen
bright light in the north wind
Still sleeping bees at the grove's heart
(my heart's) till the sun
its "wake now"
...more...]]>
5
1
false
false
Fri Jul 11 16:44:14 -0700 2008
Sun Jun 07 13:26:27 -0700 2009
It's the crispness of the language and thought offered here, combined...more...]]>
5
0
false
false
Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008
Sat Jan 26 08:01:32 -0800 2008
Sat Jan 26 08:28:22 -0800 2008
"
And the ocean smells like lilacs in late August-how is that.
The ...more...]]>
4
0
false
false
Thu Apr 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009
Thu May 28 20:15:43 -0700 2009
Thu May 28 20:37:08 -0700 2009
I appreciated the way the poet approached the themes of aging and death.
The entire book rests in a spirit of p...more...]]>
5
0
false
false
Thu Dec 18 13:39:31 -0800 2008
Thu Dec 18 13:44:54 -0800 2008
more...]]>
2
0
false
false
Tue Jun 02 16:22:51 -0700 2009
Tue Jun 02 16:25:48 -0700 2009
5
0
false
false
Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007
Mon Oct 05 18:16:52 -0700 2009
Mon Oct 05 18:17:51 -0700 2009
5
0
false
false
Fri Feb 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009
Wed Feb 18 12:16:27 -0800 2009
Fri Feb 20 17:13:02 -0800 2009
0
0
false
false
Tue Sep 29 19:58:57 -0700 2009
Tue Sep 29 19:59:04 -0700 2009
5
0
false
false
Sun Sep 28 19:31:44 -0700 2008
Sun Sep 28 19:34:57 -0700 2008
more...]]>
2
0
false
false
Fri Jan 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009
Thu Dec 04 21:06:38 -0800 2008
Fri Jan 02 00:22:57 -0800 2009
4
0
false
false
Thu Aug 07 13:28:43 -0700 2008
Thu Aug 07 13:31:44 -0700 2008
more...]]>