Vijay Seshadri (Books)

Vijay Seshadri Books

Vijay Seshadri is a poet, essayist, and literary critic whose work delves into the human experience and observations of the world. Through his unique poetics and formally precise style, he captures the complexities of modern life. His writings often reflect on the relationship between the personal and the universal, focusing on themes of identity, memory, and the search for meaning. He is known for his insightful prose and his ability to distill profound observations into elegant verse.

3 Sections

88 pages
4 hours of reading

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The winner of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, now in paperback First I had three apocalyptic visions, each more terrible than the last. The graves open, and the sea rises to kill us all. Then the doorbell rang, and I went downstairs and signed for two packages— —from "This Morning" In an array of poetic forms from the rhyming lyric to the philosophical meditation to the prose essay, 3 Sections confronts perplexing divisions of contemporary life—a wayward history, an indeterminate future, and a perpetual longing to out-think time. This is a vital book by one of America's best poets.