Tanya by Brenda Shaughnessy Ellen Hinsey and Fellow-Curator of the Hall’s

and Fellow-Curator of the Hall’s art collection

expressing a 'struggle against meaninglessness

Kenji Miyazawa (1896-1933) is now widely viewed as Japan’s greatest poet of the 20th century

honing his prescriptions all the time

Tanya by Brenda Shaughnessy Ellen Hinsey and Fellow-Curator of the Hall’sBrenda Shaughnessy is one of Americas most audacious and thrilling poets. In Tanya she weaves a tapestry of literary heritage and intimate reflection as she pays tribute to women artists and mentors, and circles the mysteries of friendship, love, art, and loss. In this powerful gathering of poems about her own influencers as well as poems on Surrealist artist Meret Oppenheim and the young choreographer Lauren Lovette Shaughnessy dwells in memories of