Brenda Shaughnessy is one of America’s most audacious and thrilling poets. In Tanya she weaves a tapestry of literary heritage and intimate reflection as she pays tribute to women artists and mentors, and circles the mysteries of friendship, love, art, and loss. Tanya is her sixth collection, her first since Liquid Flesh: New & Selected Poems.
Brenda Shaughnessy Libri
Brenda Shaughnessy è una poetessa la cui opera scava nelle complessità dell'esperienza umana con urgenza e intensità elettrica. Le sue poesie risuonano con una potente miscela di umorismo e profonda vulnerabilità, esplorando spesso temi di identità, corpo e relazioni. Shaughnessy scrive con una voce singolare che è allo stesso tempo cruda e lirica, attirando i lettori in un'esplorazione avvincente di emozioni e pensieri. La sua scrittura è celebrata per la sua audace onestà e la sua capacità di trovare sia la bellezza che il dolore nel quotidiano.
Entering its eighth year, "Best New Poets" has established itself as a crucial venue for rising poets and a valuable resource for poetry lovers. The only publication of its kind, this annual anthology is made up exclusively of work by writers who have not yet published a full-length book. The poems included in this eclectic sampling represent the best from the many that have been nominated by the country's top literary magazines and writing programs, as well as some two thousand additional poems submitted through an open online competition. The work of the fifty writers represented here provides the best perspective available on the continuing vitality of poetry as it is being practiced today.