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The Wild Braid: A Poet Reflects on a Century in the Garden

by Stanley Kunitz

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"A graceful and moving glimpse into a rare and giving artist's refined poetics, garden aesthetics, and spirituality."—Booklist

Throughout his life (1905-2006) Stanley Kunitz created poetry and tended gardens. This book is the distillation of conversations, none previously published, that took place between 2002 and 2004. Beginning with the garden, that "work of the imagination," the explorations journey through personal recollections, the creative process, and the harmony of the life cycle. A bouquet of poems and a total of 26 full-color photographs accompany the various sections. The Wild Braid received a 2006 American Horticultural Society Book Award.

Synopsis:

"A graceful and moving glimpse into a rare and giving artist's refined poetics, garden aesthetics, and spirituality."-"Booklist"

Synopsis:

Throughout his life (1905-2006) Stanley Kunitz created poetry and tended gardens. This book is the distillation of conversations, none previously published, that took place between 2002 and 2004. Beginning with the garden, that work of the imagination, the explorations journey through personal recollections, the creative process, and the harmony of the life cycle. A bouquet of poems and a total of 26 full-color photographs accompany the various sections. The Wild Braid received a 2006 American Horticultural Society Book Award.

About the Author

Stanley Kunitz, much-honored poet, was cofounder of the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and of Poets House in New York City. He died in 2006. Genine Lentine lives in Provincetown. Marnie Crawford Samuelson lives on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

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Melissa Kinsey, April 3, 2007 (view all comments by Melissa Kinsey)
Like spending time with your wise and gentle grandfather. This is a must-read for anyone interested in the process of creating art -- of any kind. The poems are nearly perfect, which is enough, but the prose is what sets the book apart.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780393329971
Subtitle:
A Poet Reflects on a Century in the Garden
Author:
Kunitz, Stanley
With:
Lentine, Genine
Photographer:
Samuelson, Marnie Crawford
Author:
Samuelson, Marnie Crawford
Author:
Lentine, Genine
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
American - General
Subject:
Poetry
Subject:
Single Author / American
Publication Date:
April 2007
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
144
Dimensions:
8 x 7 in

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