Books by Judith Barrington

POEMS

Long Love

"Long Love is a collection of new and selected poems celebrating her impressive tenure as a writer...there is a delicious simplicity to Barrington’s political edge. As a collection, Long Love has a quiet pulse on the culture, and is an impressive, expansive read." —Lambda Literary

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The Conversation

"...Reminds us all that great poetry is both fine thinking and achieved style.”
—Thomas McCarthy

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		MEMOIR Lifesaving: A Memoir ”I think a great many people will find it speaks to them about the hard places and the hard choices, while they love it for its sunlit picture of a woman young, wild, and wildly alive.” —Ursula K. Le Guin more		FOR WRITERS Writing the Memoir From Truth to Art “No student of memoir writing could fail to learn from this wise, pragmatic, and confiding book.” —Vivian Gornick more
		POEMS History and Geography “Judith Barrington writes masterfully of identity, destiny and roots.... Her images are rendered with precision and are glorious...”—San Francisco Chronicle more		POEMS Horses and the Human Soul "Her voice is lyrical, her intelligence palpable throughout this book." —Maxine Kumin more

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Trying to Be
an Honest Woman

“Her voice is clear and colorful, her imagery full, and her self-search fresh.… Barrington’s passion is for the heart’s dialogue, the search for the kindred other.”—Calyx

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POETRY CHAPBOOK

Lost Lands

“Beautifully crafted, Lost Lands demonstrates Barrington’s musical ear, observant eye, and quick wit...”—Robin Becker

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POETRY CHAPBOOK

Postcard from the Bottom of the Sea

Drawing on her fascination with the ocean and the currents of her imagination Barrington creates poems that are surprising, provocative, witty and profound.

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AUDIO CD

Harvest: Selected Poems 1985–2004

The author reads from History and Geography, Horses and the Human Souland Trying to Be an Honest Woman.

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