Every Riven Thing

Poems

Fiction & Literature, Poetry, American
Cover of the book Every Riven Thing by Christian Wiman, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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Author: Christian Wiman ISBN: 9781466878228
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Publication: August 12, 2014
Imprint: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Language: English
Author: Christian Wiman
ISBN: 9781466878228
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication: August 12, 2014
Imprint: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Language: English

A vibrant new collection from one of America's most talented young poets

Every Riven Thing is Christian Wiman's first collection in seven years, and rarely has a book of poetry so borne the stamp of necessity. Whether in stark, haiku-like descriptions of a cancer ward, surrealistic depictions of a social order coming apart, or fluent, defiant outpourings of praise, Wiman pushes his language and forms until they break open, revealing startling new truths within. The poems are joyful and sorrowful at the same time, abrasive and beautiful, densely physical and credibly mystical. They attest to the human hunger to feel existence, even at its most harrowing, and the power of art to make our most intense experiences not only apprehensible but transfiguring.

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A vibrant new collection from one of America's most talented young poets

Every Riven Thing is Christian Wiman's first collection in seven years, and rarely has a book of poetry so borne the stamp of necessity. Whether in stark, haiku-like descriptions of a cancer ward, surrealistic depictions of a social order coming apart, or fluent, defiant outpourings of praise, Wiman pushes his language and forms until they break open, revealing startling new truths within. The poems are joyful and sorrowful at the same time, abrasive and beautiful, densely physical and credibly mystical. They attest to the human hunger to feel existence, even at its most harrowing, and the power of art to make our most intense experiences not only apprehensible but transfiguring.

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