Pulitzer Prize Poetry Winner
Selected Poems
by Galway Kinnell
Summary
These poems move from urban elegy toward a more elemental engagement with bears, bodies, fatherhood, and death. Kinnell writes in long, propulsive lines that carry a prophetic, deeply physical music, unafraid of grief or animal tenderness. The selection traces his evolution into one of the most resonant nature-haunted voices of his generation.
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Historical Context & Significance
Kinnell was famous for his resonant voice and his visceral imagery of the intersection of human and beast.