Selected Poems, 1960-1990 - Softcover

Kumin, Maxine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393318362 ISBN 13: 9780393318364

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 1998

Synopsis

Gathered from nine collections representing three decades of work, these poems―newly available here in a rich and varied volume―celebrate the growth of a major artist.

Since the publication of her first book of poetry, Halfway, Maxine Kumin has been powerfully and fruitfully engaged in the "stuff of life that matters": family, friendship, the bond between the human and natural worlds, and the themes of loss and survival.

About this title

About the Author:

Maxine Kumin (1925―2014), a former U.S. poet laureate, was the author of nineteen poetry collections as well as numerous works of fiction and nonfiction. Her awards included the Pulitzer Prize, the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, the Aiken Taylor Award, the Poet’s Prize, and the Harvard Arts and Robert Frost medals.

Review:

A welcome addition to any poetry library. -- Richard Tillinghast, New York Times Book Review

This collection by a versatile elegist and observer of nature features vivid poems that are, refreshingly, about something. Many tell stories that serve to preserve her family's history. Last year [1997], Richard Tillinghast called the book "a welcome addition to any poetry library." -- The New York Times

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0393318362
• ISBN 13: 9780393318364
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 296