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A Mind of Winter: Poems for a Snowy Season

by Robert Atwan

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Publisher Comments:

A Mind of Winter collects thirty-two of the most moving poems on the experience of winter. Illustrated throughout with elegant period woodcuts, the poems range from the most traditional and formal (James Russell Lowell& #39; s & quot; The First Snow Fall& quot; and John Greenleaf Whittier& #39; s & quot; Snow-Bound& quot; ) to the more contemporary and diverse (Rafael Campo& #39; s & quot; Begging for Change in Winter& quot; and Gertrude Schnackenberg& #39; s & quot; The Paperweight& quot; ). Each poem has a special gift to offer readers on a frosty night.< BR> < BR> Other contributors include: Wallace Stevens (& quot; A Mind of Winter& quot; is taken from his poem & quot; The Snow Man& quot; ), Rosanna Warren, Emily Dickinson, Richard Wilbur, Angelina Weld Grimk& #233; , Amy Lowell, Charles Simic, Peter Davison, Mary Oliver, Sylvia Plath, Marge Piercy, James Merrill, Maxine Kumin, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Anne Sexton, Anne Bradstreet, and Jay Wright.

Synopsis:

Illustrated throughout with elegant woodcuts, "A Mind of Winter" collects some 30 of the most moving poems on the experience of winter. Contributors include James Russell Lowell, John Greenleaf Whittier, Rafael Campo, and Gertrude Schnackenberg.

Synopsis:

A Mind of Winter collects thirty-two of the most moving poems on the experience of winter. Illustrated throughout with elegant period woodcuts, the poems range from the most traditional and formal (James Russell Lowells “The First Snow Fall” and John Greenleaf Whittiers “Snow-Bound”) to the more contemporary and diverse (Rafael Campos “Begging for Change in Winter” and Gertrude Schnackenbergs “The Paperweight”). Each poem has a special gift to offer readers on a frosty night.

Other contributors include: Wallace Stevens (“A Mind of Winter” is taken from his poem “The Snow Man”), Rosanna Warren, Emily Dickinson, Richard Wilbur, Angelina Weld Grimké, Amy Lowell, Charles Simic, Peter Davison, Mary Oliver, Sylvia Plath, Marge Piercy, James Merrill, Maxine Kumin, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Anne Sexton, Anne Bradstreet, and Jay Wright.

About the Author

Robert Atwan is founding editor of the Best American Essays series. His previous poetry anthologies include Chapters into Verse, Divine Inspiration, A Mind of Winter: Poems for a Snowy Season, The Language of Spring: Poems for the Season of Renewal, and The Heart of Autumn: Poems for the Season of Reflection.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780807068656
Subtitle:
Poems for a Snowy Season
Editor:
Atwan, Robert
Introduction:
Hall, Donald
Editor:
Atwan, Robert
Author:
Atwan, Robert
Introduction:
Hall, Donald
Publisher:
Beacon Press (MA)
Location:
Boston
Subject:
Anthologies (multiple authors)
Copyright:
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Publication Date:
November 2005
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
84
Dimensions:
6.98x5.02x.32 in. .29 lbs.

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