Original Light: New and Selected Poems, 1973-1983

by Albert Goldbarth

Poems deal with adolescence, rituals, bereavement, the past, art, music, nature, and human relationships

132 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1983

About the author

Albert Goldbarth is an American poet born January 31, 1948 in Chicago. He is known for his prolific production, his gregarious tone, his eclectic interests and his distinctive 'talky' style. He has been a Guggenheim fellow and won the National Book Critics Circle award in 1991 and 2001, the only poet to receive the honor two times. He also won the Mark Twain Award for Humorous Poetry, awarded by the Poetry Foundation, in 2008.

Goldbarth received his BA from the University of Illinois in 1969 and his MFA from the University of Iowa in 1971. He is currently distinguished professor of Humanities at Wichita State University, and he teaches in the Low-Residency MFA program in Creative Writing at Converse College.

Reviews

[Christine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good, very descriptive....However...unless you are a walking lexicon...having a dictionary around couldn't go far astray