The Collected Poems of Amy Clampitt (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Amy Clampitt
- First Published: 1997
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Genres: Poetry
- Subjects: New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Traveling or travelers, Europe or Europeans, New York City, Midwest, Paris, City life, London, Birds, Lent, Religious life, Easter
Even the most casual reader of The Collected Poems of Amy Clampitt will immediately notice that many of the poems seem to be about the poet’s favorite places on the map of the world. Although she spent most of her life living in a Manhattan apartment and working for various publishers and, notably, the Audubon Society, Amy Clampitt was a dedicated traveler—of both the planet and the mind.
Born on an isolated farmstead in rural Iowa and later a student at Grinnell College, Clampitt was, at heart, a midwestern observer, a watcher of big, star-filled skies and a patient...
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