Christine Burgin

For reading, looking and touching in equal measure

For reading, looking and touching in equal measure

With renowned gallery director Christine Burgin, New Directions presents books that are for reading, looking and touching in equal measure. The co-publications present full-color facsimile images of working drafts and new-found masterpieces. They offer never-before-possible glimpses into the process of two literary greats, Emily Dickinson and Robert Walser. Watch the shape of scrap paper guide Dickinson’s poetic pace and signature line-breaks. Discover why W.G. Sebald described Walser as a “clairvoyant of the small.“​

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6 titles
Nov, 09 2015
cover image of the book Looking at Pictures
Looking at Pictures
May, 26 2020
cover image of the book Spontaneous Particulars
Spontaneous Particulars
Oct, 29 2013
cover image of the book The Gorgeous Nothings
The Gorgeous Nothings
Apr, 25 2013
cover image of the book A Little Ramble
A Little Ramble
Nov, 21 2012
cover image of the book Microscripts
Microscripts
Jun, 28 2012
cover image of the book Thirty Poems
Thirty Poems