Reign of Snakes
Reign of Snakes by Robert Wrigley, published by Penguin on June 1, 1999, is a first edition poetry collection comprising 112 pages. This work explores themes of desire, encompassing both the soul’s and the body’s yearnings. Through vivid imagery and evocative language, Wrigley delves into the complexities of human experience, inviting readers to reflect on the interplay between nature and emotion.
In Reign of Snakes, readers will encounter a rich tapestry of poems that engage with subjects such as animals and nature, as well as the profound aspects of death, grief, and loss. The collection presents a journey into the daily devotions of life, where moments of darkness and beauty intertwine. Wrigley’s ability to capture the essence of these themes offers a unique perspective on the human condition, making this collection a significant contribution to contemporary American poetry.
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Described by the late James Dickey as “one of the finest new poets to come along in years,” Robert Wrigley fulfills that early promise with this, his newest collection. Reign of Snakes is a book about desire, the soul’s desire as much as the body’s. As Jane Hirshfield said of Wrigley’s previous book, In the Bank of Beautiful Sins (Penguin, 1995), “To read it is to unpeel a little further into the human, and into the wideness that holds the human–a splendid gift.” Reign of Snakes takes us to yet another level, deep into the daily devotions, “where the dark blows a kiss to night.”
. . . a frigid day in February and a full-grownrattlesnake curled to a comma in the middle of the middle of the just-plowed road. Ice ghost, I think, curve of rock or stubbed-off branch. But the diamonds are there, under a dust of crystals looming, impossible, summer’s tattoo, the mythical argyle of evil.
–from “Reign of Snakes“
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