New and Collected Poems: 1975-2015

A new collection of poems from celebrated poet, novelist, and biographer Jay Parini

This new collection from acclaimed poet Jay Parini, the first in well over a decade, revolves around his deep connection to nature and underlines his concerns about the impacts of pollution and climate change. Published on the heels of a major new biography of Gore Vidal (Doubleday, October 2015), and around the same time as the anticipated release of a new film based on his bookBenjamin’s Crossing, this collection will also be Parini’s first since the release of the popular and acclaimed filmThe Last Station, based on his novel of the same title. In these beautiful, haunting poems, Parini writes about the landscapes of mining country, of the railroads of Pennsylvania, of farm country, of worlds lost, families dispersed, faith tried and contested.

Jay Parini is a poet, novelist, biographer, and critic. His five books of poetry includeThe Art of Subtraction: New and Selected Poems. He has written eight novels, includingBenjamin’s Crossing, The Apprentice Lover, The Passages of H.M., andThe Last Station, which was made into an Academy Award–nominated film starring Helen Mirren and Christopher Plummer. Parini has also written biographies of John Steinbeck, Robert Frost, and William Faulkner, as well as other nonfiction works such asJesus: The Human Face of God, Why Poetry Matters, and Promised Land: Thirteen Books That Changed America. He writes for various publications, including theNew York Times, the Guardian, and the Chronicle of Higher Education.