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© 2014 by Trey Moody

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Moody, Trey, 1982–

[Poems. Selections]

Thought That Nature / Trey Moody.

pages cm. — (The Kathryn A. Morton Prize in Poetry)

“Winner of the 2012 Kathryn A. Morton Prize in Poetry selected by Cole Swensen.”

Summary: “Like rigorous philosophy, Trey Moody’s poems begin with the immediate evidence, then move outward: “I am here,” he says, “So far / this seems to have been true.” With his own existence as somewhat shaky premise, Moody is able to explore correspondences of thought and nature, of mind and matter. His project is to identify and capture those moments when the border between personal consciousness and the otherness of the physical become porous: “Pin oak left / me with its leaves, each / a somewhat familiar word.” Word is just one letter away from world, and through Moody’s bemused, self-effacing explorations we begin to see just how much language shades and even determines our day-to-day experience. Ironically, it also allows Moody to measure the distance between consciousness and direct experience, even as he casts this gap in memorable speech. “Wind listens,” he says, “though I lack insight.” This debut collection by a poet of obvious promise offers the reader a folding together of sensual delight and intellectual pursuit—a rare and bracing combination”—Provided by publisher.

“Winner of the 2012 Kathryn A. Morton Prize in Poetry selected by Cole Swensen.”

ISBN 978-1-936747-72-6

I. Title.

PS3614.O549845T46 2014

811'.6—dc23

2013024626

Cover art: “Le Tricolore, Jeune Adulte” by René Primevère Lesson (1794–1849).

Cover and interior layout by Kirkby Gann Tittle.

This book is printed on acid-free paper.

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