The Near and Distant World: Poems
ISBN
Publisher
Imprint
Year Published
Print Length
Format
SKU
9781963108651
Tin House
N/A
2026
112 pages
Paperback
2634
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A Most Anticipated Poetry Collection of 2026 from LitHub
Description
A vivid, enthralling new collection of poems from the Vermont Poet Laureate and award-winning author of What is Otherwise Infinite, The Möbius Strip Club of Grief, and Someone Else’s Wedding Vows
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 right 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.
In these fifty-one poems, Stone seamlessly ties together allusions to Jordan Peele’s Nope, 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.
Praise and Reviews
“In this stunning collection of poems at once personal and universal, Stone considers ghosts and the unseen. . . . a unique selection of poems about time, shadows, emptiness, and dreams.”—Booklist------------------------
“A sharp and questioning mind, and the brilliance maturing in her last collection . . . blossoms in her fourth, The Near and Distant World.” —LitHub---------------------
“Stone’s many allusions to writers, films, philosophy, and mythology create a vibrant tapestry. The result is a psychically rich and attentive work.”—Publishers Weekly--------------------------
“The brilliant poet Bianca Stone moves from strength to strength. Her powerful new book is a deep pleasure, fueled by a necessary restlessness in the service of discovery, creating a gorgeous tapestry of introspection and seemingly endless creative expression. These wonderfully rich and capacious poems explore the ‘spectacle of historic grief’ set in tension with the ‘afterlyric of childhood.’ The Near and Distant World is bold, daring, darkly funny, heartrending, and honest.” —Peter Gizzi, author of Fierce Elegy
About the Author
BIANCA STONE is a Vermont-based poet and scholar currently serving as Vermont’s poet laureate. Stone is the author of over many books, including the poetry collections What is Otherwise Infinite which received the 2022 Vermont Book Award and The Near and Distant World, out from Tin House in 2026. Her poetry and writings have appeared widely in such magazines as The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Poets and Writers, The Nation and the Best American Poetry series. In 2013 she co-founded the poetry-based nonprofit, Ruth Stone House, where she organizes events and retreats, teaches classes on poetry and poetic study, hosts the Ode & Psyche Podcast.
The Near and Distant World: Poems
By : Bianca Stone
A Most Anticipated Poetry Collection of 2026 from LitHub
Description
A vivid, enthralling new collection of poems from the Vermont Poet Laureate and award-winning author of What is Otherwise Infinite, The Möbius Strip Club of Grief, and Someone Else’s Wedding Vows
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 right 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.
In these fifty-one poems, Stone seamlessly ties together allusions to Jordan Peele’s Nope, 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.
Praise and Reviews
“In this stunning collection of poems at once personal and universal, Stone considers ghosts and the unseen. . . . a unique selection of poems about time, shadows, emptiness, and dreams.”—Booklist------------------------
“A sharp and questioning mind, and the brilliance maturing in her last collection . . . blossoms in her fourth, The Near and Distant World.” —LitHub---------------------
“Stone’s many allusions to writers, films, philosophy, and mythology create a vibrant tapestry. The result is a psychically rich and attentive work.”—Publishers Weekly--------------------------
“The brilliant poet Bianca Stone moves from strength to strength. Her powerful new book is a deep pleasure, fueled by a necessary restlessness in the service of discovery, creating a gorgeous tapestry of introspection and seemingly endless creative expression. These wonderfully rich and capacious poems explore the ‘spectacle of historic grief’ set in tension with the ‘afterlyric of childhood.’ The Near and Distant World is bold, daring, darkly funny, heartrending, and honest.” —Peter Gizzi, author of Fierce Elegy
About the Author
BIANCA STONE is a Vermont-based poet and scholar currently serving as Vermont’s poet laureate. Stone is the author of over many books, including the poetry collections What is Otherwise Infinite which received the 2022 Vermont Book Award and The Near and Distant World, out from Tin House in 2026. Her poetry and writings have appeared widely in such magazines as The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Poets and Writers, The Nation and the Best American Poetry series. In 2013 she co-founded the poetry-based nonprofit, Ruth Stone House, where she organizes events and retreats, teaches classes on poetry and poetic study, hosts the Ode & Psyche Podcast.