The Library of America Inhabit the Poem: Last Essays

"In thirteen essays, the great poetry critic offers her final word on the poems and poets who have meant the most to her, from Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson to Wallace Stevens and Sylvia Plath"-- This posthumous collection of thirteen essays showcases Helen Vendler’s final reflections on poetry, offering close readings of canonical and contemporary poets while exploring themes such as poetic charm, motherhood, trauma, and the enduring mysteries of imagination and beauty. Autorid: Helen Vendler