Kinnell, Galway
Selected Poems
- ISBN 13:
- 9781852245412
- author:
- Kinnell, Galway
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2001
- Pages:
- 192
- Dimensions:
- 21.1 x 13.7 x 1.3 cm
- Genre:
- Poetry
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Galway Kinnell's Selected Poems is a comprehensive collection of his most celebrated works. Spanning eight collections from 1960 to 1994, this selection showcases the poet's unique voice and vision. Kinnell's poetry is characterized by its precise intelligence, rich musicality, and deep connection with the natural world. His poems range from odes to urban life, religious quests, and political statements, to brief imagistic lyrics and complex meditations. Through his work, Kinnell explores the boundaries between self and nature, revealing a profound transformation in his later poetry. This selection offers a unique insight into Kinnell's development as a poet, tracing the evolution of his style from traditional Christian sensibility to a more sacramental and transfiguring approach.