Collected Shorter Poems, 1946-1991 [B0594]

1992 PB in nice clean condition. National Book Critics Circle Award Winner in 1992. Collected Shorter Poems presents hundreds of lyric, short narrative, comic, meditative, nature, and erotic poems spanning nearly half a century. Hayden Carruth's engagement with political radicalism, rural poverty, and cultural responsibility in the life of poetry is unique in our time. Celebrated for the breadth of his linguistic and formal resources, and influenced by jazz and blues, he has been called by Adrienne Rich "one of our country's poetic treasures."--Copper Canyon Press.

From Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "Hayden Carruth lived and breathed poetry. He wrote in many styles and this huge collection captures many of them. He is probably most effective and brilliant when he captures the voices of his native Northeasterners - New English and upstate New York. But he also writes brilliantly and passionately about music, particularly jazz and blues. This book would serve as an excellent starting point for anyone who wants to get to know this amazing poet. Highly recommended."; "Excellent career-spanning collection, best handled in chunks of 40 or so pages."; "A 'collected poems' provides a perspective on a poet's career. And this volume demonstrates what some readers have long known: Hayden Carruth possesses greater range of style, scope of subject, and diversity of formal skills than any other poet working in the United States today."