From one of our most universally admired poets: a generous selection from his five acclaimed books of poetry, and an innovative, adventurous group of new poems.
This is the first selected from Brad Leithauser, whose work--beginning with the publication of his Hundreds of Fireflies, in 1982--has garnered a devoted readership and some of the most prestigious awards given to writers, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and a MacArthur Award. The Oldest Word for Dawn--full of poems about travel (Iceland, Japan), prehistory (dinosaurs, cave painters), people (young lovers, an aging woman beclouded by Alzheimer's), animals, love, death--covers the full arc of his career thus far. Timed to coincide with his sixtieth birthday, it will be cause for celebration among critics and poetry lovers alike.
