The Auroras

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David St. John's work has been distinguished from the start by its intimacy and subtlety, and by a disturbing force, the work of an urgent sensibility and a true ear. W. S. Merwin

This long-awaited collection from David St. John is the most provocative, adventurous, and stylistically eclectic work of his career. The beauty, music, and artistry of David St. Johns poetry have been long admired; now The Auroras reveals the extent and breadth of this masterful poetic achievement. Readers of Larry Levis, Dana Gioia, and Phillip Levine will be captivated by this searing, surprising, and sensual collection from one of the worlds greatest poets writing at the height of his talent and insight.

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"Poems...full of magic and light...Essential for readers of contemporary poetry." -- Library Journal (starred review)

"Read these poems slowly because this kind of writing does not happen overnight... THE AURORAS is luxurious whether dealing with the ordinary or the magnificent." -- Grace Cavalieri, Washington Independent Review of Books

Author Bio

Prize-winning author David St. John is the author of ten collections of poetry, including Study for the Worlds Body: New and Selected Poems, which was a finalist for the National Book Award, as well as Where the Angels Come Toward Us, a volume of essays, interviews, and reviews. He is the co-editor, with Cole Swenson, of American Hybrid: A Norton Anthology of New Poetry. He teaches literature and creative writing in the graduate program at the University of Southern California, and lives in Venice Beach.