A visionary selection from one of America\'s foremost poets One of the most distinctive voices in contemporary American poetry, Christian Wiman has forged a singular style that fuses a vivid and propulsive music with clear-eyed realism, wry humor, and visionary lament.
In his ``daring and urgent`` ( The New York Times Book Review ) memoir, My Bright Abyss , he asks, ``What is poetry\'s role when the world is burning?`` Hammer Is the Prayer: Selected Poems might be.
A visionary selection from one of America\'s foremost poets One of the most distinctive voices in contemporary American poetry, Christian Wiman has forged a singular style that fuses a vivid and propulsive music with clear-eyed realism, wry humor, and visionary lament
