The Collected Poems (Magill’s Literary Annual 2001)
At a glance:
- Author: Stanley Kunitz
- First Published: 2000
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Time of Work: The twentieth century
- Setting: Mostly the United States
- Genres: Poetry
- Subjects: United States or Americans, Love or romance, Sex or sexuality, Twentieth century, Marriage, Science or scientists, Aging
- Locales: United States
At age ninety-five, Stanley Kunitz published The Collected Poems, his twelfth book of poetry, and what a splendid volume it is. Furthermore, just a few months before The Collected Poems came out, Kunitz was appointed the nation’s tenth poet laureate. Still, according to Dinitia Smith’s August 2, 2000, article in The New York Times, he hoped to get at least one more book out “in this millennium.” That Kunitz deserves recognition, however, for more than just a very active—and certainly remarkable—longevity as a man and as a poet is amply demonstrated by...
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