The Near and Distant World Poems

By: Bianca Stone

Published by Zando, 2026-01-13

<b>A vivid, enthralling new collection of poems from the Vermont Poet Laureate and award-winning author of <i>What is Otherwise Infinite, The Möbius Strip Club of Grief,</i> and <i>Someone Else's Wedding Vows</i></b><br> <br> In her latest, brilliant collection, Bianca Stone continues to explore and interrogate the full spectrum of life, from an unexpectedly intimate conversation with an internet technician in Brooklyn, to a deep dive into Greek mythology, psychoanalysis, and modern philosophy. "I am thinking of what it means to be alive in this world," Stone muses, "I want to get it not <i>right</i> but near." With her signature incisive perspective, Stone debates the paradoxes of finding one's own self amid parenthood, global change, and the constant press of mortality. <br> <br> In these fifty-one poems, Stone seamlessly ties together allusions to Jordan Peele's <i>Nope,</i> Rilke's elegies, and other cultural touchstones to arrive at new revelations. With fluidity and wryness, she brings readers to the brink of psychic wounds, operatic dramas, and strange dreams, with a fresh narrative in the rich mytho-poetic tradition.