Tremble

by C.D. Wright

Book Overview

In an acclaimed collection of taut, sensual poetry, award-winning poet C.D. Wright interweaves familiar, coloquial speech with strikingly inventive language, leaving each poem a distinctive entity,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 088001458X
• ISBN13: 9780880014588
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: Ecco Press
• Length: 60 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Too bad this book is out of print

Too bad this book is out of print because I need to buy it. I recently heard C.D. Wright read from Tremble and I was deeply struck by the authenticity of her voice. Her poems are utterly original, true to the self, rythmically fascinating, and I believe she is a poet whose work will be read a hundred years from now. Her poems kick major...

Sensual, rhythmic poetry.

C.D. Wright's poetry has a sway to it. It is honest, carnal. There's something dance-like about it. Its hard to pinpoint why I like it so much. Its just so full of life. I especially like her girl friend poems. They really struck a chord in me. This is my favorite line from Girl Friend Poem #2: "Today is the best day since yesterday/We share a sense of rivers..."