Almost an Elegy: New and Later Selected Poems

by Linda Pastan

In poems of graceful lyricism and penetrating observation, award-winning poet Linda Pastan sheds new light on the complexities of ordinary life and the rising tide of mortality. Drawing from Pastan's five most recent volumes--including The Last Uncle (2002), Traveling Light (2011), and Insomnia (2015)--and with over thirty new poems, Almost an Elegy reflects on beauty, old age, and the probability of loss. Whether in a lush evocation of an impressionist...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1324021497
• ISBN13: 9781324021490
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"