Books

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SHARP STARS  

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 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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FLYING BLIND 

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

A review of Flying Blind by Bethany Reid

 

 

 

 

 

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OBJECTS OF AFFECTION   

Wesleyan University Press 1987

“There is a striking boldness to this book, an unusual power.”  Lorrie Goldensohn

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salt Air

SALT AIR

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

“…one may be grateful for the cool, clear eye Sharon Bryan brings to her native Utah in Salt Air.  Her work reveals something of an Elizabeth Bishop influence.”  The New York Times Book Review

 

 

 

 

 

planetonthetableEditor (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.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

wherewestandEditor

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

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