Poems from Ish River country
Subtitle: collected poems and translations
By: Robert Sund
Publisher: Pleasure Boat Studio: A Literary Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 257
ISBN-13: 9780912887289; 9780912887357
Other titles: Ish River country
Description: "Poems from Ish River Country collects the complete poems of poet, painter, and calligrapher Robert Sund. His few published volumes of poetry and frequent public readings established his reputation as one of the most distinctive poetic voices of the Pacific Northwest, where he enjoyed a tremendous popularity. His short, imagistic poems, in the tradition of William Carlos Williams and Kenneth Rexroth, distill the essence of the Northwest landscape and in plain speech celebrate themes of family, friendship, work and quiet contemplation. Included here are the poet's award-winning collections, Bunch Grass, which gave literary voice to the rolling wheat country east of the Cascade Mountains in his native Washington State, and Ish River, which celebrated the misty river landscape of the Puget Sound country, a place, in the poet's words, 'between two mountain ranges where many rivers run down to an inland sea.' But the great part of this collection contains poems unpublished during the poet's lifetime or published only in very limited editions. There is also a generous selection of his translations, from Issa, Buson, Basho, and most especially from the Swedish poet Rabbe Enckell, with whom Sund felt a close affinity. This collection was originally published by Shoemaker & Hoard, and Pleasure Boat Studio is extremely proud to be making it available again."--
Notes: Imprint from labels on both t.p. verso and p. [4] of cover, replacing original imprint (Shoemaker & Hoard) printed on t.p.

Originally published: Washington, D.C. : Shoemaker & Hoard ; [Berkeley, Calif.] : Distributed by Publishers Group West, c2004, 1st pbk. ed., LC control number: 2004011914. 9781593760427 (hbk.) 1593760426 (hbk.) 9781593760854 (pbk.) 159376085X (pbk.).