This volume represents virtually all of Wilbur’s published poetry to date, including his six earlier collections, twenty-seven new poems, and a cantata. Winner of the 1989 Pulitzer Prize and the Los Angeles Times Book Award for Poetry.
This collection includes, in their entirety, the six earlier volumes of Wilbur's poetry and, in addition, 27 new poems and a cantata. Wilbur's poetry embraces an enormous range of human experience, an evocative celebration of nature, and always a pervasive grace.
Anonymous
Posted September 7, 2001
it's no wonder wilbur was once the poet laureate or that this collection won the pulitzer, the man is good. he uses the language beautifully (the way english was meant to be in poetry), he has tight control of the rhyme, meter, subject, and words in his poems. where he really shines is in his translations. wilbur is one of the best translators living today.
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This volume represents virtually all of Wilbur’s published poetry to date, including his six earlier collections, twenty-seven new poems, and a cantata. Winner of the 1989 Pulitzer Prize and the Los Angeles Times Book Award for Poetry.
This collection includes, in their entirety, the six earlier volumes of Wilbur's poetry and, in addition, 27 new poems and a cantata. Wilbur's poetry embraces an enormous range of human experience, ...