BOA Editions 2009, recipient of the Isabella Gardner Award
“Sharon Bryan’s beautiful astonishment vis-a-vis the universe knows no limits.” Adam Zagajewski
A review of Sharp Stars in Rattle
Sarabande Books 1996
“It’s a brilliant book…smart as hell. Behind the brainy voice in the poem is a real woundedness. It’s felt thinking.” Fredrick Busch
“This is a delicious book of poetry, dedicated to exploring right ways of conducting our lives.” Peter Davison
Wesleyan University Press 1987
“There is a striking boldness to this book, an unusual power.” Lorrie Goldensohn
Wesleyan University Press 1983, recipient of the Governor’s Award from the State of Washington
“This is a first book of notable depth, gravity, and range.” Marvin Bell
Editor (with William Olsen)
PLANET ON THE TABLE: POETS ON THE READING LIFE
Sarabande Books 2003
“This is a wonderful book….The essays are explorations of the pleasures—and dangers—of reading poetry.”
Editor
WHERE WE STAND: WOMEN POETS ON LITERARY TRADITION
Norton 1993
“The essays in Where We Stand are utterly absorbing in their clarity, vitality, and variety…. If you are a woman (whatever you do), if you are a poet (whatever your sex), but especially if you are a woman poet, you’ll find this collection fascinating.” —Sandra Gilbert