Jim Moore's poems "are chips of reality, obsidian flakes of the heart and mind" (Jane Hirshfield) In his eighth collection, the celebrated poet Jim Moore looks into unrelenting darkness where moments of tenderness and awe illuminate, at times suddenly like lightning in the night, at others, more quietly, as the steady glow of streetlights in a snowstorm. These are poems of both patience and urgency, of necessary attendance and helpless exuberance in the breathing world-something rare in contemporary poetry. Written in Minneapolis amid the COVID-19 pandemic's masked and distanced loneliness, after the police murder of George Floyd, as an empire comes to an end, Prognosis turns toward the living moment as a surprising source of abundance. Here we find instances of essential human connection animated by a saving grace that pulls us back from depression and despair. Contemplating with playful wisdom what it is to brave the later years of one's life, Moore revels in the possibilities of joy and mourns the limits of our capacity to greet the unknown with resolve and wonder. The prognosis Moore foresees demands continued stillness, continued movement: "Also known as going home," he writes. "Also known as getting over yourself."

Jim Moore's poems "are chips of reality, obsidian flakes of the heart and mind" (Jane Hirshfield)

About the Author
Jim Moore is the author of seven books of poetry, including Underground: New and Selected Poems. His poetry has appeared in The Nation, The New Yorker, The Paris Review, and elsewhere. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Spoleto, Italy.


Book Information
ISBN 9781644450703
Author Jim Moore
Format Paperback
Page Count 88
Imprint Graywolf Press,U.S.
Publisher Graywolf Press,U.S.
Weight(grams) 182g
Dimensions(mm) 228mm * 152mm * 10mm