Poet Lore and The Writer’s Center present a FREE virtual chat about the craft of poetry! We’re joined by Sydney Lea to discuss his latest collection, What Shines. Sydney is in conversation with Emily Holland, poet and editor of Poet Lore.
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A former Pulitzer finalist, Sydney Lea served as founding editor of New England Review and was Vermont’s Poet Laureate from 2011 to 2015. In 2021, he was presented with his home state’s Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts. He is the author of twenty-four books: a novel, five volumes of personal and three of critical essays, and sixteen poetry collections, most recently What Shines (Four Way Books, NYC, 2023). His sixth book of personal essays, Such Dancing as We Can (The Humble Essayist Press) is due in late 2023.
About the Book
What Shines looks back on 80 years of life through poems containing an undertone of anxiety about how climate change and exploitation of resources will increasingly affect human life. The collection also considers blemishes on American society - disproportionate poverty, military violence, substance abuse - and yet its arc bends toward hope and the redemptive power of love.
1 май 2024
