From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and "one of the greatest poets of our age … the Thoreau of our era" (Edward Hirsch) comes a masterly work of poems, exhibiting the artistry and style he made his own.
A strikingly beautiful book of poems from one of our finest poets. To his lyrics Merwin adds three long narrative poems: "Lament for the Makers" is his tribute to fellow poets who are gone and who had his admiration, from Dylan Thomas to James Merrill; "Testimony" is a tour de force, an autobiographical poem in the manner of Francois Villon; "Suite in the Key of Forgetting" is a remarkable poem about memory and memories.
| ISBN: | 9780375704352 |
| Publication date: | 15th August 2000 |
| Author: | W S Merwin |
| Publisher: | Knopf an imprint of Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 144 pages |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: poetry and poets Modern and Contemporary Fiction |