Hecht, Anthony (Vol. 19) - Introduction

Hecht, Anthony 1923–

A Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet, Hecht is a technically ingenious and accomplished craftsman who writes in an elegant, baroque style. A common theme of Hecht's—the ironic contrast between harsh reality and artistic (false) versions of reality—can be found in one of his frequently anthologized poems, the satirical "Dover Bitch." (See also CLC, Vols. 8, 13, and Contemporary Authors, Vols. 9-12, rev. ed.)