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A book-length poem evokes the horror, anguish, and brutality of 20th century history.
Traces the evolution of critical responses to the work of poet Galway Kinnell
This newly assembled volume draws from two books that were originally published in Galway Kinnell's first two decades of writing, WHAT A KINGDOM IT WAS (1960), which included the poem "The Avenue Bearing the Initial of Christ into the New World," and FLOWER HERDING ON MOUNT MONADNOCK (1964). Kinnell has revised some of the work in this new edition, and comments on his working method in a prefatory note.
"In this original study of the life and works of the American poet Galway Kinnell, Richard J. Calhoun offers a fresh, comprehensive look at this award-winning writer, who has so often been misunderstood by critics. Neither a leader of a movement nor a follower, Kinnell has received relatively little representation in standard poetry anthologies, despite his importance in modern verse. He has nevertheless attracted a devoted readership and an increasing amount of critical attention, winning the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1983, and sharing an American Book Award in the same year. This critical study seeks to convey the full range of Kinnell's achievement." "Kinnell has produced abundantly in...
This volume brings together BODY RAGS and MORTAL ACTS, MORTAL WORDS and THE PAST, three books that are central to the life's work of one of the masters of contemporary poetry. Included here are many of Galway Kinnell's best-loved and most anthologized poems. Kinnell has revised some of the poems for this new edition, and comments on his working method in a prefatory note.
A Study Guide for Galway Kinnell's "Blackberry Eating," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Poetry for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Poetry for Students for all of your research needs.