Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror Emily Berry seeking poetry's futurity in a

seeking poetry's futurity in a queer and female heritage

their lyrics always engage with permanence and mortality

then writing new poems in response to what they receive

Sutherland’s long poem from 2017

' Her first book

Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror Emily Berry seeking poetry's futurity in aJohn Ashbery Self Portrait in a Convex Mirror was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, a National Book Award and the National Book Critics' Circle Award. The long title poem, a meditation on Parmigianino's famous self portrait, has become Ashbery's best known poem. It is accompanied here by a number of shorter pieces playful, witty, elusive. The collection remains one of the most significant poetic achievements of our time.