Soul and Substance: A Poet's Examination Papers

by Jay Wright

Book Overview

A collection of new and startlingly original essays from an acclaimed poet, essayist, and playwright

Jay Wright is widely recognized as one of the most important American poets of the past half century. But in recent years, he has also written a series of unconventional essays that he calls "examination papers," which he defines as "designated inquiries to myself." In these linked essays, most of which resemble prose-poems, with only...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691245967
• ISBN13: 9780691245966
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.4" x 8.4"