All of Us: The Collected Poems (Vintage Contemporaries)

"Carver's poetry is like an almost invisible strand of fishing line reeling us all together, connecting us by the heart." -- San Francisco Examiner and Chronicle This prodigiously rich collection suggests that Raymond Carver was not only America's finest writer of short fiction, but also one of its most large-hearted and affecting poets. Like Carver's stories, the more than 300 poems in All of Us are marked by a keen attention to the physical world; an uncanny ability to compress vast feeling into discreet moments; a voice of conversational intimacy, and an unstinting sympathy. This complete edition brings together all the poems of Carver's five previous books, from Fires to the posthumously published No Heroics, Please . It also contains bibliographical and textual notes on individual poems; a chronology of Carver's life and work; and a moving introduction by Carver's widow, the poet Tess Gallagher. A rich collection of poems from not only “one of the great short story writers of our time” ( The Philadelphia Inquirer ), but one of America’s most large-hearted and affecting poets. Like Raymond Carver’s stories, the more than 300 poems in All of Us are marked by a keen attention to the physical world; an uncanny ability to compress vast feeling into discreet moments; a voice of conversational intimacy, and an unstinting sympathy. This complete edition brings together all the poems of Carver’s five previous books, from Fires to the posthumously published No Heroics, Please. It also contains bibliographical and textual notes on individual poems; a chronology of Carver’s life and work; and a moving introduction by Carver’s widow, the poet Tess Gallagher. This prodigiously rich collection of poems suggests that Raymond Carver was not only Americas finest writer of short fiction, but also one of its most large-hearted and affecting poets.Like Carvers stories, the more than 300 poems in All of Us are marked by a keen attention to the physical world; an uncanny ability to compress vast feeling into discreet moments; a voice of conversational intimacy, and an unstinting sympathy. This complete edition brings together all the poems of Carvers five previous books, from Fires to the posthumously published No Heroics, Please .It also contains bibliographical and textual notes on individual poems; a chronology of Carvers life and work; and a moving introduction by Carvers widow, the poet Tess Gallagher. A comprehensive anthology of more than three hundred poems, organized chronologically in order of their publication, features works from Fires, Where the Water Comes Together With Other Water, and A New Path to the Waterfall. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.