The Trees Witness Everything. [signed] [first edition]

SIGNED first edition - First printing, a trade paperback, not issued in hardcover. The fourth collection of poetry by this award winning writer, one which, like her earlier collection 'Obit', deals with grief and letting go. Mostly written as Japanese wakas, published in an uncommon format, tall and skinny, with two poems appearing on most pages. As one reviewer noted Chang is "a master at crafting collections around a central theme. . [in this, she] invokes W.S. Merwin throughout the collection, repurposing titles from his work as a catalyst for each of her poems. As she notes at the end of the collection, Chang would select a Merwin title as a writing prompt, then pair it with a randomly selected Japanese syllabic form. . . The end result is a remarkably unique and poignant collection of short poems that trade on the economy of language to deliver powerful reflections on the intersection of life and the natural world." INSCRIBED on the title page. A Lannan Literary selection. Notes. 125 pp. Fine in deep rose-colored printed wrappers.