Beautiful Country
Beautiful Country by Robert Wrigley is a collection of poetry published by Penguin Books in 2010. This edition, comprising 93 pages, presents a nuanced exploration of the fears and hopes that emerge during challenging times. Wrigley’s work delves into the intersection of the sacred and the profane, revealing beauty within the grotesque and vice versa.
Readers will find that the poems in Beautiful Country transform various themes, including nature, capitalism, and war, into reflections of longing, patriotism, and dissent. The collection captures moments of grace, such as the sight of a horse under a full moon or a preserved lock of a lover’s hair. With its elegiac and lyrical tone, the book offers a vision of a country that is both demanding and generous, inviting contemplation on the complexities of life.
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A powerful new collection from an award-winning poet.
At the heart of Robert Wrigley’s new book are the fears that find us at the darkest times and the hopes we rise to each morning. These poems explore that point where the sacred and the profane come together, that place of beauty inside the grotesque and the grotesque inside what is beautiful. The laws of nature, the commandments of capitalism, and the rules of war are transformed into songs of longing, patriotism, and dissent; we are also reminded of the grace residing in the glimpse of a horse under a full moon or the preserved lock of a lover’s hair. Elegiac and lyrical, playful and angry, Beautiful Country offers a vision of a country that is unflinching, demanding, and generous.
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