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.

About the Author
May Sarton (1912-1995) was an acclaimed poet, novelist, and memoirist.


Book Information
ISBN 9780393034936
Author May Sarton
Format Hardback
Page Count 544
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 921g
Dimensions(mm) 244mm * 168mm * 43mm