The Shape of LightPaperback, 1 May 2007

"Wright's poems, with their grace and intelligence, not only stand as a rebuke to most of the glib work of his time, but remain among the finest examples of the midcentury American lyric."--J.D. McClatchy, The New York Times Book Review

The fruits of the season, James Wright's luminous prose captures eternal moments in his travels through Italy and France.

James Wright (1927-1980) won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1972. His many books include the recent Selected Poems and A Wild Perfection: The Selected Letters of James Wright.