The Dance: Poems

A new book of poetry from the celebrated poet and essayist, who has "wrestled eternity onto the page" (The New York Times).

Few contemporary writers ask the questions about faith, morality, and God that Christian Wiman does, and even fewer--perhaps none --do so with his urgency and eloquence. In his seventh book of poetry, The Dance, Wiman is at the height of his powers. These searching, sharp, wide-ranging poems are a testament to the staying power of a poetic voice we will be reading for years to come.

Author: Christian Wiman
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 07/07/2026
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.22lbs
Size: 8.11h x 5.21w x 0.31d
ISBN: 9780374617400


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/22/2026
Booklist 07/01/2026

About the Author
Christian Wiman is the author, editor, or translator of thirteen books of poetry and prose, including two memoirs, My Bright Abyss: Meditation of a Modern Believer and He Held Radical Light: The Art of Faith, the Faith of Art; Every Riven Thing, winner of the Ambassador Book Award; Once in the West, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist; and Survival Is a Style--all published by FSG. He teaches religion and literature at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music and at Yale Divinity School.