In Defense of Nothing: Selected Poems, 1987-2011

by Peter Gizzi

Book Overview

A new lyricism for the twenty-first century

Runner-up for the William Carlos Williams Award (2015)

Since his celebrated first book of poetry, Peter Gizzi has been hailed as one of the most significant and distinctive voices writing today. Gathered from over five collections, and representing close to twenty-five years of work, the poems in this generous selection strike a dynamic balance of honesty, emotion, intellectual...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081957564X
• ISBN13: 9780819575647
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.2"