Description
Early Collected Poems gathers the poems from the first six books of Gerald Stern's body of work. A master poet, Stern has sought new language for the overlooked, neglected, and unseen facets of human experience. Whether writing about modern poets, Hebrew prophets, death, war, or love, "Stern's literary songs are sharp, surprising, and unerring in their delivery" (Ploughshares, Editor's Choice).
from "The Red Coal"
The coal has taken over, the red coal
is burning between us and we are at its mercy-
as if a power is finally dominating
the two of us; as if we're huddled up
watching the black smoke and the ashes;
as if knowledge is what we needed and now
we have that knowledge. Now we have that knowledge.
About the Author
Gerald Stern (1925-2022), the author of nineteen volumes of poetry, was awarded the National Book Award, the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, the National Jewish Book Award, and the Wallace Stevens Award, among many other honors.
Awards
Winner of Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry 2012.
Book Information
ISBN 9780393076660
Author Gerald Stern
Format Hardback
Page Count 576
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 964g
Dimensions(mm) 244mm * 165mm * 46mm
from "The Red Coal"
The coal has taken over, the red coal
is burning between us and we are at its mercy-
as if a power is finally dominating
the two of us; as if we're huddled up
watching the black smoke and the ashes;
as if knowledge is what we needed and now
we have that knowledge. Now we have that knowledge.
About the Author
Gerald Stern (1925-2022), the author of nineteen volumes of poetry, was awarded the National Book Award, the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, the National Jewish Book Award, and the Wallace Stevens Award, among many other honors.
Awards
Winner of Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry 2012.
Book Information
ISBN 9780393076660
Author Gerald Stern
Format Hardback
Page Count 576
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 964g
Dimensions(mm) 244mm * 165mm * 46mm
