Tag Archives: Kay Ryan

Synthesizing Gravity

The first-ever collection of essays by one of our most distinguished and distinctive poets, Pulitzer Prize-winner and former Poet Laureate of the United States…

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Say Uncle

“A poetry collection that marries wit and wisdom more brilliantly than any I know. . . . Poetry as statement and aphorism is rarely…

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The Niagara River

“Kay Ryan can take any subject and make it her own. Her poems–which combine extreme concision and formal expertise with broad subjects and deep…

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Erratic Facts

Pulitzer Prize winner Kay Ryan returns with an all-new full-length collection of poems. “Witty, rebellious, and yet tender, [her poetry is] a treasure trove…

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Elephant Rocks

“The music of these poems is every bit as seductive as their reasoning. Her thinking flaunts the plush, irresistible textures of organic growth; we’d…

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The Best of It

“Melancholy lucidity is Ryan’s greatest gift, and it can be heard in all her most successful poems. But her most startling discovery is that…

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