num_pages: 80
description: Distant Blue by Thomas Carper, recipient of the 2003 Richard Wilbur Award, is a remarkable collection of carefully crafted poems and beautifully rendered translations from authors such as Ronsard, Du Bellay, and Akhmatova. The scope of the book is a powerful testimony to an author whose mind ranges from sublime metaphysical observations to unique perspectives on the minutae of everyday life. Whether Carper is ruminating on checkout lines, flypaper, or the heights of Parnassus, his skill with line and form are always in evidence, moving the reader with strength and seeming ease through the rich landscape of his imagination. In his enthusiastic praise for Distant Blue and its "extraordinary perspectives" and "gripping narratives," the poet and critic Alfred Dorn has written of Thomas Carper, "Painting with words instead of colors, he is the Corot of modern American poetry."
language: English
title: Distant Blue
titlecomplete: Distant Blue
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Richard Wilbur Award
publisher: Univ of Evansville Pr