Compass Rose
Published on 14. August 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
68 pages
978-1-55659-467-0 (ISBN)
Description
In Arthur Sze's tenth collection, the poet uses crisp, graceful language of astronomy, biology, and music.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
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Paperback (trade)
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Dimensions
Height: 223 mm
Width: 147 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
142 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55659-467-0 (9781556594670)
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Arthur Sze has published eight books of original poetry, including The Ginkgo Light (2009), Quipu (2005), and The Redshifting Web, as well as one book of Chinese poetry translations, The Silk Dragon (2001). The Ginkgo Light was selected for the PEN Southwest Book Award and the Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association Book Award. He is the recipient of many honors, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, two National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing fellowships, a Howard Foundation fellowship, and grants from the Witter Bynner Foundation for Poetry. His poems have been translated into a dozen languages, including Chinese, Dutch, and Spanish. A second-generation Chinese American, Sze was born in New York City and currently resides in Sante Fe, New Mexico. He was the first poet laureate of Sante Fe (2006-2008) and is currently a professor emeritus at the Institute of American Indian Arts. In 2012, he joined the Board of Chancellors at the Academy of American Poets.