The Old Current, 9780593802809
Hardcover
Wisdom of age meets youthful joy in poetry’s timeless current.

The Old Current

poems

$52.80

  • Hardcover

    80 pages

  • Release Date

    7 April 2025

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Summary

Drifting Tides: Poems of Time and Memory

MacArthur Fellowship-winning poet Brad Leithauser returns with his first new collection in more than a decade, a collection that recalls the delicacy and intimacy of his early, award-winning volumes, and embraces the wisdom of age.

As snappy as a dinner jacket’s red silk lining, as appealing as a piano interlude in jazz, Brad Leithauser’s robust felicity is a balm in grim times. It’s also the perfect vehicle for nostalgia, regret, and…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780593802809
ISBN-10:0593802802
Author:Brad Leithauser
Publisher:Random House USA Inc
Imprint:Random House Inc
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:80
Release Date:7 April 2025
Weight:292g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm
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Critics Review

“A poised, witty, incisive, and enlivening volume.” —Booklist

About The Author

Brad Leithauser

Poet, novelist, essayist, BRAD LEITHAUSER is the author of eighteen previous books, most recently Rhyme’s Rooms- The Architecture of Poetry. He is a former theater critic for Time, and the recipient of numerous awards, including a MacArthur Fellowship and a Guggenheim Fellowship. In 2005, he was inducted into the Order of the Falcon by the president of Iceland. A former professor in the Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University, he lives in Amherst, Massachusetts.

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