Midnight Lantern New & Selected Poems
Midnight Lantern New & Selected Poems by Tess Gallagher, published by Bloodaxe Books in 2012, is a comprehensive collection that spans forty years of the author’s poetic work. This edition features a significant selection of new poems inspired by Gallagher’s experiences in the west of Ireland, alongside her established pieces that reflect on themes such as the Pacific Northwest, her childhood, and her late husband, Raymond Carver.
Readers will find a rich tapestry of poetry that addresses complex subjects, including art, warfare, and illness, while celebrating the enduring nature of love and creativity. Gallagher’s signature nocturnes and her innovative new works offer a profound exploration of human experience, showcasing her unique perspective and voice. This 352-page collection invites readers to engage with the depth and resilience found within poetry.
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Tess Gallagher is one of America’s leading poets. In Midnight Lantern she collects her indispensable work from forty years of writing poetry, along with an ample new section written in the west of Ireland. Included in this generous book are Gallagher’s signature nocturnes – for the changing Pacific Northwest, for her tough childhood, and for her late husband, Raymond Carver, and others. Her challenging new work confronts a tumultuous century’s worth of art, warfare, and illness, while certifying the stubborn resilience of poetry and love. Astonishing, insightful, mischievous, an inimitable ‘seeing-into experience’, Midnight Lantern is the essential book by a poet in the prime of her power.
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