Bright Thorn - (Fsg Poetry) by Devin Johnston (Paperback)

Name: Bright Thorn - (Fsg Poetry) by Devin Johnston (Paperback)
Brand: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
SKU: 1006000264
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Highlights

The selected poems of Devin Johnston, a poet who can "change the way you breathe" (Maureen N. McLane).
About the Author: Devin Johnston was born in 1970 and spent his childhood in North Carolina.
256 Pages
Poetry, American
Series Name: Fsg Poetry

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Book Synopsis

The selected poems of Devin Johnston, a poet who can "change the way you breathe" (Maureen N. McLane).

Why call this plant a weed? Some flowers
evince no difference between
giving and taking, all their powers
dispersed unseen beyond a stile
that your wants might for a little while
be mine, and open to the light.

Bright Thorn, distilling Devin Johnston's work across a quarter century and seven books, offers an alternative to our frenzied moment through the calm measured feeling and formal intelligence of his verse. Historical, philosophical, closely observational, and rooted evenly in the deep poetic past and the daily rhythms of American life, these poems open the world to imaginative scrutiny. Johnston is a chronicler in a Yeatsian sense, whose eye, cast discerningly over the landscape, is affectionate yet icily clear.

About the Author

Devin Johnston was born in 1970 and spent his childhood in North Carolina. He is the author of seven previous books of poetry and two books of prose, including Creaturely and Other Essays. He works for Flood Editions, an independent publishing house, and teaches at Saint Louis University, in Missouri, where he lives

Dimensions (Overall): 8.25 Inches (H) x 5.38 Inches (W) x 1.0 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.0 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 256

Genre: Poetry

Sub-Genre: American

Series Title: Fsg Poetry

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Theme: General

Format: Paperback

Author: Devin Johnston

Language: English

Street Date: May 12, 2026

TCIN: 1006000264

UPC: 9780374608835

Item Number (DPCI): 247-25-1828

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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