[11/10/26] Padgett, Ron: The Tallness of Moonlight

Coffee House Press, paperback

Publication Date: November 10, 2026

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A new perspective on critically-acclaimed poet Ron Padgett.

The Tallness of Moonlight is at once a celebration of Padgett's decades-long translation work and his particular taste in avant-garde poetics. Spanning millennia and the globe, this anthology of translations pays special attention to the French greats: Apollinaire, Gautier, Mallarmé, Cendrars. From prose poems to visual poems to theatrical scenes, Padgett's collection is a love letter to the act of translation itself.