Gerald Stern

Everything Is Burning

“Ruthless and occasionally outrageous, Stern’s literary songs are sharp, surprising, and unerring in their delivery.”—Ploughshares, Editor’s Choice

Gerald Stern calls upon his own life as a ground for his poems. Showing a horror of lies, treachery, and war, he offers redemption through stark language and plain speech.

“Crackles with . . . exuberance, impatience, and an apparently consuming need.”—San Francisco Chronicle

“Stern’s unadorned craftsmanship has few rivals in American letters.”—Philadelphia Inquirer