A "maverick's maverick," Yvor Winters chose a poetic path that led him
away from the free-verse fashions of his time to champion traditional
literary form. This new selection, edited by his former student Thom
Gunn, presents all of the essential poems of Winters' idiosyncratic
career, from his early Imagist experiments to his final meditative
masterpieces. Rigorous, impassioned, and austere, these poems offer
vivid proof that, as Gunn puts it, "The life of poetry is not just
contained but is defined by its form."
About the American Poets Project
Elegantly designed in compact editions, printed on acid-free paper, and
textually authoritative, the American Poets Project makes available the
full range of the American poetic accomplishment, selected and
introduced by today's most discerning poets and critics.