The Collected Poems
Published on 24. January 2001
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-393-05030-1 (ISBN)
Description
In 1995, Stanley Kunitz received the National Book Award in Poetry for Passing Through: The Later Poems, New and Selected. The citation for the award read in part: "In his genius, great clarity is joined to great generosity. His work shines with humanity, humor, precision, and passion." Now, combining both early and later poems, including Selected Poems (which won the Pulitzer Prize), Kunitz presents us with the gift of his life's work in poetry. The early poems, long unavailable in any edition, sound themes that have always engaged Kunitz: life's meaning, the relation of time to eternity, kinship with nature, and loss, most poignantly that of his father. Despite the power of his poems about loss, Kunitz ardently celebrates life. Perpetually curious, eager for fresh revelations, he fully lives up to his own advice to younger poets "to persevere, then explore. Be explorers all your life."
Reviews / Votes
"[P]erhaps the most distinguished living American poet." -- The New York Times Book ReviewMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 165 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
589 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-393-05030-1 (9780393050301)
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Person
Stanley Kunitz, much-honored poet, was cofounder of the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and of Poets House in New York City. He died in 2006.