The Maximus Poems (Masterplots II: Poetry Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Charles Olson
- First Published: 1960
- Type of Work: Poetic sequence
- Genres: Free verse, Poetry, Lyric sequence
- Subjects: 1950’s, 1960’s, Philosophy or philosophers, Mythology or myths, Sailing or sailors, Fishing or fishermen, Cities or towns, Commerce, Geology or geologists, Poetics
The Poem
The Maximus Poems, comprising more than six hundred pages of free verse, was written between the years 1950 and 1969, the last entry being composed less than two months before Charles Olson’s death. During this time, Olson published various parts as works in progress. The first ten poems, for example, were printed in 1953, and the next twelve in 1956. These twenty-two poems were combined with another sixteen to make up the first volume of the Maximus sequence, The Maximus Poems. By 1963, Olson had completed Maximus Poems IV, V, VI, although...
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