The Best Poems of Jane Kenyon
Poems
Graywolf · Print & ebook · April 21, 2020
“Jane Kenyon had a virtually faultless ear.
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- Who it’s for
- Direct, inquisitive poems hold the natural world, faith, doubt, companionship, and depression in clear view.
- Themes
- The natural world, Faith and doubt, Depression
- Genres
- American Poetry, Women Poets, Nature Poetry
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“Jane Kenyon had a virtually faultless ear. She was an exquisite master of the art of poetry.” —Wendell Berry Published twenty-five years after her untimely death, The Best Poems of Jane Kenyon presents the essential work of one of America’s most cherished poets—celebrated for her tenacity, spirit, and grace.
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In their inquisitive explorations and direct language, Jane Kenyon’s poems disclose a quiet certainty in the natural world and a lifelong dialogue with her faith and her questioning of it. As a crucial aspect of these beloved poems of companionship, she confronts her struggle with severe depression on its own stark terms. Selected by Kenyon’s husband, Donald Hall, just before his death in 2018, The Best Poems of Jane Kenyon collects work from across a life and career that will be, as she writes in one poem, “simply lasting.”
Quiet Certainty
Direct, inquisitive poems hold the natural world, faith, doubt, companionship, and depression in clear view.
Come here for
- Poetry attentive to nature and the questions faith leaves open
- A selection spanning Jane Kenyon’s life and career
Expect
- Direct language and an unflinching approach to depression
- A quiet, searching voice with a precise ear
Where it sits
| American Poetry | 53% |
|---|---|
| Women Poets | 42% |
| Nature Poetry | 41% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- American Poetry
- Nature Poetry
- Women Poets
- Authors
- Jane Kenyon
- Publisher
- Graywolf
- Published
- April 21, 2020
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- The natural world · Faith and doubt · Depression
- Reading lane
- American Poetry