Brenda Shaughnessy is one of America’s most audacious and thrilling poets. In Tanya she weaves a tapestry of literary heritage and intimate reflection as she pays tribute to women artists and mentors, and circles the mysteries of friendship, love, art, and loss. Tanya is her sixth collection, her first since Liquid Flesh: New & Selected Poems.
Brenda Shaughnessy Libros
Brenda Shaughnessy es una poeta cuya obra profundiza en las complejidades de la experiencia humana con urgencia e intensidad eléctrica. Sus poemas resuenan con una potente mezcla de humor y profunda vulnerabilidad, explorando a menudo temas de identidad, el cuerpo y las relaciones. Shaughnessy escribe con una voz singular que es a la vez cruda y lírica, atrayendo a los lectores a una exploración convincente de la emoción y el pensamiento. Su escritura es celebrada por su honestidad intrépida y su capacidad para encontrar tanto la belleza como el dolor dentro de lo cotidiano.
Entering its eighth year, "Best New Poets" has established itself as a crucial venue for rising poets and a valuable resource for poetry lovers. The only publication of its kind, this annual anthology is made up exclusively of work by writers who have not yet published a full-length book. The poems included in this eclectic sampling represent the best from the many that have been nominated by the country's top literary magazines and writing programs, as well as some two thousand additional poems submitted through an open online competition. The work of the fifty writers represented here provides the best perspective available on the continuing vitality of poetry as it is being practiced today.