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The Branch Will Not Break|James Wright

The Branch Will Not Break : 20th Century Nature Poems of North America (Hardcover)

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The Branch Will Not Break is a reflective anthology of poems which evokes its author's upbringing in poverty-stricken Ohio during the 1930s and 1940s. Representing a radical and innovative departure from the more conventional and nature-orientated works of his earlier career, this collection sees James Wright embark on sudden narrative shifts while conjuring evocative imagery full of implication. Often, the poems begin with a description of a person or object - after these initial verses, we find a blossoming of imagery. This collection was the result of years of collaboration Wright enjoyed with fellow poet Robert Bly. Economical with words, Wright's poems are generally short but unfailing in evocation and implication. Some of the shortest, most rhythmic works in this collection carry shades of Eastern poetry such as Haiku. Others declare a raw scene, image and meaning in an appealing and deceptively simple manner.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780359743346
  • ISBN-10: 035974334X
  • Publisher: Lulu.com
  • Publish Date: June 2019
  • Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.25 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.48 pounds
  • Page Count: 32

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