This Much I Can Tell You (Paperback)

David Rigsbee

ISBN 10: 1625579675 / ISBN 13: 9781625579676

Published by Black Lawrence Press, Watertown, 2017

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Paperback. For decades now, David Rigsbee has crafted poems of a bracing lyrical intensity that is both refined and tough-minded. They celebrate the blessings and consolations of a cultured life, one that can honor Auden and Roy Orbison, Faust, and one-hit Doo Sop groups. These elegant and lovingly constructed poems deserve to be read and more importantly reread. David Wojahn Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: This Much I Can Tell You (Paperback)
• Publisher: Black Lawrence Press, Watertown
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1625579675
• ISBN 13: 9781625579676
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

“ For decades now, David Rigsbee has crafted poems of a bracing lyrical intensity that is both refined and tough-minded. They celebrate the blessings and consolations of a cultured life, one that can honor Auden and Roy Orbison, Faust, and one-hit Doo Sop groups. These elegant and lovingly constructed poems deserve to be read and— more importantly— reread.” — David Wojahn

About the Author

David Rigsbee's awards include two Fellowships in Literature from The National Endowment for the Arts, The National Endowment for the Humanities (for The American Academy in Rome), The Djerassi Foundation, The Jentel Foundation, and The Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, as well as a Pushcart Prize, an Award from the Academy of American Poets, and others. He has also published critical books on the poetry of Joseph Brodsky and Carolyn Kizer and coedited Invited Guest: An Anthology of Twentieth Century Southern Poetry. His translation of Dante’ s Paradiso was published by Salmon Poetry in 2023.