After a diagnosis of cancer, acclaimed poet Stanley Plumly found himself in the middle distanceālooking back at his childhood and a rich lifetime of family and friends, while gazing into a future shaped by the press of mortality. In Middle Distance, his final collection, he pushes onward into new territory with extended hybrid forms and revelatory prose pieces. The result is the moving culmination of a long career, a work of fearless, transcendent poems that face down the impending eternal voyage.
Plumly populates this collection with tender depictions of poets, family, and friendsāthe relationships that sustained him throughout his lifeāas well as unflinching self-portraits. In āWhite Rhino,ā for instance, he adopts the voice of the ālast of [his] kind,ā using the rare creature as a canvas to depict the dying, aging poet himself. In āNight Pastorals,ā he writes vividly and movingly about being on his deathbed, with fragmentary impressions of the other side. In profound lyric narratives, Plumly reaches out to a past that feels closer than ever, returning to the Ohio of his childhood and the shadows of a country at war.
Blending documentary and memoir with his signature Keatsian lyricism, Middle Distance contemplates at every turn the horizons of Plumlyās life.
This book title, Middle Distance (Poems) - 9780393882490, ISBN: 9780393882490, by Stanley Plumly, published by W. W. Norton & Company (January 25, 2022) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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