from Littlefoot
Charles Wright
35.
The level’s so low in the short pond,
The snipe seems to walk on water,
ruffling his dagger-drawn wings
 About Charles Wright Charles Wright’s many awards include the Pulitzer Prize, a National Book Award, and a National Book Critics Circle Award. His most recent books are Littlefoot (FSG, 2007) and Scar Tissue (FSG, 2006), and he will be the guest editor of the 2008 edition of The Best American Poetry. He is the Souder Family Professor of English at the University of Virginia. Also In VQR |
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