New and Selected Poems

by Michael Ryan

Book Overview

"Ryan is a scrupulously observant poet with a gift for going for the jugular . . . His work is finely honed, provocative, questing, and humane." - Edward Hirsch, Washington Post Book World

Michael Ryan's first collection in many years shows the acclaimed poet at the height of his powers. Highlighting the wit and passion displayed throughout his career, Ryan's latest work comprises fifty-seven poems from three award-winning volumes and thirty-one...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0618619410
• ISBN13: 9780618619412
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A Real Poet

Picking up the torch of Elizabeth Bishop, this book of poems captures the mingling of the mysterious and the mundane in our every day lives. Like Vermeer's interiors, these poems catch moments of intimacy to which everyone can relate and yet seem to transcend time.Many poems today touch the ears, but none touch the heart like Ryan's.