The Collected Poems by Stanley Kunitz
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.
"[P]erhaps the most distinguished living American poet" -- The New York Times Book Review
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780393050301 |
| ISBN 10 | 0393050300 |
| Title | The Collected Poems |
| Author | Stanley Kunitz |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2001-01-24 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Prizes | Winner of ALA Notable Books (Poetry) 2001 |
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