Before It's Light

by Lyn Lifshin

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the only place I said what I meant

was in poems
—from “The No More Apologizing, the No More Little Laughing Blues”


Lyn Lifshin is a poet who speaks with directness—immediate and accessible, seemingly artlessly, yet conveying complex truths. This collection is like an unforgettable late night, sitting on a porch in the sweet night air and listening to stories told by a very close friend.
  • ISBN10 1574231154
  • ISBN13 9781574231151
  • Publish Date 5 August 2010 (first published December 1999)
  • Publish Status Unknown
  • Out of Print 27 January 2021
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher David R. Godine Publisher Inc
  • Imprint Black Sparrow Press,U.S.
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 250
  • Language English