The Orchard

Richly allusive, the poems in Brigit Pegeen Kelly's The Orchard evoke elements of myth in distinctive aural and rhythmic patterns. Her poetic strength lies in her ability to cast poems as modern myths and allegories. Propelled by patterned repetitions and lush cadences, the poems move the reader through a landscape where waking and dream consciousness fuse.

Brigit Pegeen Kelly teaches creative writing at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her poetry collections are Song (BOA Editions), the 1994 Lamont Poetry Selection of The Academy of American Poets and a finalist for the 1995 Los Angeles Times Book Award, and To the Place of Trumpets, selected by James Merrill for the 1987 Yale Series of Younger Poets Prize.

Author: Brigit Pegeen Kelly
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: BOA Editions
Published: 04/01/2004
Series: American Poets Continuum
Pages: 88
Weight: 0.29lbs
Size: 8.97h x 6.08w x 0.25d
ISBN: 9781929918485


Award: National Book Critics Circle Award - Nominee
Award: L.A. Times Book Prize - Finalist