
Hammer Is the Prayer
A luminous collection spanning three decades from one of America''s most acclaimed poets
Christian Wiman, hailed for his "daring and urgent" poetry (The New York Times Book Review), has forged a singular style that fuses vivid musicality, clear-eyed realism, wry humor, and visionary intensity. In his critically acclaimed memoir, My Bright Abyss, Wiman ponders poetry''s role in a world afire. Hammer...
A luminous collection spanning three decades from one of America''s most acclaimed poets
Christian Wiman, hailed for his "daring and urgent" poetry (The New York Times Book Review), has forged a singular style that fuses vivid musicality, clear-eyed realism, wry humor, and visionary intensity. In his critically acclaimed memoir, My Bright Abyss, Wiman ponders poetry''s role in a world afire. Hammer...