Collected Poems 1930-1993
Collected Poems 1930-1993 by May Sarton is a comprehensive collection published by W.W. Norton in 1993, featuring 542 pages of poetry in English. This first edition celebrates six decades of Sarton’s creative output, encompassing fifteen books of poetry that reflect her bold imagination and contemplative nature. The poems are arranged chronologically, allowing readers to explore the evolution of Sarton’s work and her artistic journey.
In this collection, readers will find themes that include the search for inward order, self-knowledge, and the natural world, alongside reflections on the trials of old age. Sarton’s ability to navigate both traditional forms and free verse is evident as she draws inspiration from everyday moments, such as snow over a dark sea and a cat’s footfall on the stairs. This anthology serves as a window into the creative process, revealing the sources, demands, and joys that define the modern poetic psyche.
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Lucid, ardent, and contemplative, May Sarton is one of America’s best-loved writers. This comprehensive collection – the first in twenty years – celebrates six decades of bold imagination and fifteen books of poetry, the creative output of a lifetime.
Arranged chronologically, these poems reveal the full breadth of Sarton’s creative vision. Themes include the search for an inward order, her passions, the natural world, self-knowledge, and, in her latest poems, the trials of old age. Moving through Sarton’s work, we see her at ease in both traditional forms and free verse, finding inspiration in snow over a dark sea, a cat’s footfall on the stairs, an unexpected love affair. Here is the creative process itself, its sources, demands, and joys – a handbook of the modern poetic psyche.
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