Violet Transparent

by Anne Coray

Unflinching, elegiac, and sometimes fueled with invective, Violet Transparent examines loss in both the natural and human landscapes. Anne Coray does not shy away from political or environmental commentary, but she knows when to pull back and let the poem be a poem. This collection dares to follow in the footsteps of luminaries like W. S. Merwin and William Heyen, poets whose deep and compassionate regard for nature informs and makes imperative their work.

102 pages, Paperback

First published December 11, 2010

About the author

Anne Coray’s debut novel Lost Mountain is published with West Margin Press. She is the author of three poetry collections; coeditor of Crosscurrents North: Alaskans on the Environment, (University of Alaska Press); and coauthor of Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (Alaska Geographic). Her work has appeared in many literary journals including the Southern Review, Northwest Review, Poetry, North American Review, and AQR. The recipient of fellowships from the Alaska State Council on the Arts and the Rasmuson Foundation, she divides her time between Homer and her birthplace on remote Lake Clark in southwest Alaska.