Collected Later Poems
Collected Later Poems by Anthony Hecht, published by Knopf in 2005, is a reprint edition comprising 231 pages. This collection features Hecht’s three most recent poetry volumes: “The Transparent Man,” “Flight Among the Tombs,” and “The Darkness and the Light.” The work showcases Hecht’s lyrical exploration of various human experiences, reflecting on themes such as mortality, love, and the complexities of life through a diverse range of subjects.
Readers will find a rich tapestry of poetic expression that delves into poignant narratives, from the struggles of a young woman facing leukemia to the intricate relationships depicted in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Hecht’s unique voice brings forth vivid imagery and thoughtful reflections, inviting contemplation on the human condition. This edition serves as a companion to his “Collected Earlier Poems,” further solidifying Hecht’s place in the landscape of American poetry and literary criticism.
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Anthony Hecht, now in his eightieth year, has earned a place alongside such poets as W. H. Auden, Robert Frost, and Elizabeth Bishop. Here under one cover are his three most recent collections-“The Transparent Man, Flight Among the Tombs, and” The Darkness and the Light. The perfect companion to his “Collected Earlier Poems (continuously in print since 1990), this book brings the eloquent sound of Hecht’s music to bear on a wide variety of human dramas: from a young woman dying of leukemia to the tangled love affairs of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream; from Death as the director of Hollywood films to the unexpected image of Marcel Proust as a figure skater.
He glides with a gaining confidence, inscribes
Tentative passages, thinks again, backtracks,
Comes to a minute point,
Then wheels about in widening sweeps and lobes,
Large Palmer cursives and smooth “entrelacs,
Preoccupied, intent
On a subtle, long-drawn style and pliant script
Incised with twin steel blades and qualified
Perfectly to express,
With arms flung wide or gloved hands firmly gripped
Behind his back, attentively, clear-eyed,
A glancing happiness.
“From the Hardcover edition.
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