Come Shining

Come Shining More Poems and Stories from Fifty Years of Copper Canyon Press

Paperback (02 Nov 2023)

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Publisher's Synopsis

  • Come Shining is a supplementary anthology to A House Called Tomorrow: Fifty Years of Poetry from Copper Canyon Press (AHCT)It includes community members' commentary that pairs with poems published in AHCT as well as poems that did not make it into AHCT.
  • Over 150 contributors from Copper Canyon Press's community submitted poems to create both A House Called Tomorrow and Come Shining. These members included staff, interns, board members, poets, designers, and readers.
  • Fun Fact: The most recommended poem was "Twigs" by Taha Muhammad Ali; it was recommended four times.
  • Includes an Introduction by Executive Editor Michael Wiegers
  • Includes nearly twenty archival photographs and handwritten notes from Copper Canyon Press community members
  • Cover art features the flight of meteors captured in gold paint created by the artist-in-residence at NASA, Erika Blumenfeld
  • Potential audiences: Fans of Copper Canyon Press, poetry and poetry in translation, and anecdotal memoir; Readers interested in how poetry creates community

Book information

ISBN: 9781556596971
Publisher: Copper Canyon Press
Imprint: Copper Canyon Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 808.81
DEWEY edition: 23/eng/20230505
Language: English
Number of pages: xxiii, 261
Weight: 546g
Height: 171mm
Width: 244mm
Spine width: 23mm