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This massive book almost 1,200 pages of poetry and notes has been long awaited in poetry circles. Selected poems includes over 200 works culled from robert lowells books of verselord wearys castle, the mills of the kavanaughs, life studies, for the union dead, near the ocean, history, for lizzie and harriet, and the dolphin. Collected poems at last offers readers the opportunity to take in, in its entirety, one of the great careers in twentiethcentury poetry. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Collected poems lowell, robert, bidart, frank, gewanter, david, bidart, frank on. Robert lowell, with elizabeth bishop, stands apart as the greatest american poet of the latter half of the twentieth centuryand life studies and for the union dead stand as among his most important volumes. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals. Robert lowell has 85 books on goodreads with 19784 ratings. Long awaited and much anticipated, collected poems is a showstopping assertion of lowells ambition, industry and art. Collected poems edited by frank bidart and david gewanter 1, 186pp, faber.
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