The Names of Things: New & Selected Poems: New and Selected Poems

by Jeffrey Harrison

Selected from two decades of work, this volume gathers poems from Jeffrey Harrison's three books published in the United States and also includes a selection of more recent poems.

Since James Merrill chose his first book for the National Poetry Series in 1987, Harrison has been writing poems whose verbal precision and lyricism allow clarity and mystery to co-exist. Those early poems displayed an attentive affection for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1904130208
• ISBN13: 9781904130208
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Waywiser Press
• Length: 119 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.2" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Sparks of Recognition

These poems are intelligent, engaging, humane, nuanced and generous. They remind me why reading poetry is important.