Full Description
"[Koethe's] new collection is that rarity, a book of poems with a genuine philosophical dimension and an elegant but conversational poise."--The New York Times Book Review "Solemn and playful, John Koethe's poems lock themselves gradually but firmly into one's memory. His new collection offers in his own words, 'happiness, for myself and strangers.'"--John Ashbery Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Contents
*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. ix*The Guarded Optimist, pg. 3*Dorothy Wordsworth, pg. 4*Each One as She May, pg. 6*A Long Lesson, pg. 7*Objects in Autumn, pg. 10*Kinderszenen, pg. 12*Partial Clearance, pg. 14*The Little Boy, pg. 17*Picture of Little Letters, pg. 18*Malignant Calm, pg. 19*A Refrain, pg. 20*A Sunny Day, pg. 21*Another Kind of Love, pg. 23*The End of the Summer, pg. 24*The Room Next to the Mind, pg. 25*The Narrow Way, pg. 29*The Late Wisconsin Spring, pg. 37*The Near Future, pg. 39*The Echo Chamber, pg. 41*Dark Bedroom, pg. 43*One Light, pg. 44*The Substitute for Time, pg. 46*In the Park, pg. 48*Notes, pg. 51
