Tess Gallagher is the author of eleven books of poetry, including Midnight Lantern: New and Selected Poems, Dear Ghosts, and Moon Crossing Bridge. Gallagher spends time in County Sligo, Ireland, and also in her hometown of Port Angeles, Washington
"[Gallagher's] mode of elegy is one of transcendence, and it
extends to even the changed lives of the living."--The Millions
"Is, Is Not is a thorough and unapologetic exploration of the self.
Gallagher's poems, like the shattered reflection of the moon in the
ever-changing flowing water of the world, reveal various parts of
that self--sometimes coherent, sometimes ambiguous and evasive--as
it is transformed by experience."--Harvard Review "Each poem, fully
realized, builds toward a collection that is luminous and far
ranging--both in substance and in form."--The Oregonian "Tess
Gallagher is an American classic. . . . Gallagher's voice is so
clear, graceful and unstoppable--and it ranges so greatly from
large matters to small--she makes poetry's dreams come
true."--Washington Independent Review of Books "[Gallagher's
poetry] is intelligent, lives on the page, and makes a music out of
thinking."--Hudson Review"Tess Gallagher is in top form with this
collection of challenging but intellectually rewarding
poems.--Shelf Awareness"Impressively wide-ranging in its
intellectual inquiry. . . . Gallagher's craft excels as she
balances image and abstraction, grounding the wild flights of the
speaker's philosophical imagination."--Publishers Weekly, starred
review
"[In Is, Is Not, ] carefully constructed reveries are a bridge
between then and now, consciousness and belief. . . . This is the
joy of poetry, for both writer and reader: each poem is handmade on
the page. . . . Readers of quiet, thoughtful poetry will find much
to savor."--Library Journal
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