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Collected Poems 1943-2004 Paperback - 2006
by Wilbur, Richard
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This comprehensive collection presents new and never published poems by Richard Wilbur, author of 17 poetry collections, four children's books, and numerous works in prose and translations.
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- Title Collected Poems 1943-2004
- Author Wilbur, Richard
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition New
- Pages 608
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Ecco Press, New York, NY
- Date 2006-04-03
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 52YZZZ00BVHS_ns
- ISBN 9780156030793 / 0156030799
- Weight 1.56 lbs (0.71 kg)
- Dimensions 9.04 x 5.96 x 1.09 in (22.96 x 15.14 x 2.77 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1940's
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Chronological Period: 21st Century
- Chronological Period: 1950-1999
- Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Topical: Death/Dying
- Topical: Women's Interest
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004009228
- Dewey Decimal Code 811.54
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Summary
With a distinguished career spanning more than sixty years, Richard Wilbur stands as one of America's preeminent men of letters. Collected Poems 1943-2004 is the comprehensive collection of Wilbur's astonishing, timeless work. It will serve as the most referenced trove of this beloved poet's best verses for many years to come.
In Trackless Woods
In trackless woods, it puzzled me to find
Four great rock maples seemingly aligned,
As if they had been set out in a row
Before some house a century ago,
To edge the property and lend some shade.
I looked to see if ancient wheels had made
Old ruts to which the trees ran parallel,
But there were none, so far as I could tell-
There'd been no roadway. Nor could I find the square
Depression of a cellar anywhere,
And so I tramped on further, to survey
Amazing patterns in a hornbeam spray
Or spirals in a pine cone, under trees
Not subject to our stiff geometries.
In Trackless Woods
In trackless woods, it puzzled me to find
Four great rock maples seemingly aligned,
As if they had been set out in a row
Before some house a century ago,
To edge the property and lend some shade.
I looked to see if ancient wheels had made
Old ruts to which the trees ran parallel,
But there were none, so far as I could tell-
There'd been no roadway. Nor could I find the square
Depression of a cellar anywhere,
And so I tramped on further, to survey
Amazing patterns in a hornbeam spray
Or spirals in a pine cone, under trees
Not subject to our stiff geometries.
From the jacket flap
OVER THE COURSE of his distinguished sixty-year career, Richard Wilbur has written seventeen collections of poetry, five children s books, and numerous works of prose and translations. This volume presents a comprehensive collection of Wilbur s work, including many of his most recent poems.
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- Christianity Today, 01/01/2011, Page 68