Elements & Offerings

The poet Paul Celan noted that, in his view of language, thinking and thanking are cognate, innately connected in their roots and connotations. Elements & Offerings, a new collection of poems by Dan Beachy-Quick, is a book-length poetic investigation of that hope--that to think is to learn to thank; that to thank is to learn to think. The first two sections seek a way to work toward poetic origins, taking inspiration from the alphabet, first philosophy, grammar, and prophecy; the last section offers poems composed over many years, simple gifts of gratitude to teachers and friends.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
Published: 01/13/2026
ISBN: 9780807186039
Pages: 96
Weight: 0.31lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.23d