In her first book of collected work, prize-winning poet Linda
Gregerson mines nearly forty years of poetry, bringing us a full range
of her talents.
Ten new poems introduce Prodigal, followed by fifty poems, culled from
Gregerson's five collections, that range broadly in subject from class
in America to our world's ravaged environment to the wonders of
parenthood to the intersection of science and art to the passion of the
Roman gods, and beyond. This selection reinforces Gregerson's standing
as "one of poetry's mavens . . . whose poetics seek truth through the
precise apprehension of the beautiful while never denying the importance
of rationality" (Chicago Tribune).
A brilliant stylist, known for her formal experiments as well as her
perfected lines, Gregerson is a poet of great vision. Here, the growth
of her art and the breadth of her interests offer a snapshot of a major
poet's intellect in the midst of her career.