Collected Poems 1943-2004
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · April 3, 2006
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- Who it’s for
- For poems that notice how human order and the untamed world quietly meet.
- Themes
- Nature and its patterns, Human order contrasted with wild growth
- Pacing
- Reflective
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One of the most honored poets of 20th-century American verse, Richard Wilbur won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for his poetry. With a distinguished career spanning more than sixty years, Richard Wilbur stands as one of America's preeminent men of letters. Collected Poems 1943–2004 is the comprehensive collection of Wilbur's astonishing, timeless work. It will serve as the most referenced trove of this beloved poet's best verses for many years to come.
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In Trackless Woods In trackless woods, it puzzled me to find Four great rock maples seemingly aligned, As if they had been set out in a row Before some house a century ago, To edge the property and lend some shade. I looked to see if ancient wheels had made Old ruts to which the trees ran parallel, But there were none, so far as I could tell– There'd been no roadway. Nor could I find the square Depression of a cellar anywhere, And so I tramped on further, to survey Amazing patterns in a hornbeam spray Or spirals in a pine cone, under trees Not subject to our stiff geometries.
Pattern and Place
For poems that notice how human order and the untamed world quietly meet.
Come here for
- Nature seen through sharp, patient observation
- The pull of patterns beyond our neat geometries
Expect
- A broad collection spanning more than sixty years
- Poems attentive to the shapes and surprises of the natural world
Where it sits
| American Poetry | 96% |
|---|---|
| Nature Poetry | 39% |
| Literary Collections | 36% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Essay Collections
- Women Authors Collections
- Poetry Anthologies
- American Poetry
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- Epic Poetry
- Medieval Poetry
- Poetry - General Themes
- Poetry About Death
- Authors
- Richard Wilbur
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- April 3, 2006
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Nature and its patterns · Human order contrasted with wild growth
- Reading lane
- Essay Collections