Selected Poems: Expanded Edition Including selections from Day by Day

Selected Poemsincludes over 200 works culled from Robert Lowell's books of verseLord Weary's Castle,The Mills of the Kavanaughs,Life Studies,For the Union Dead,Near the Ocean,History,For Lizzie and Harriet, andThe Dolphin. Edited and with a foreword by the poet Frank Bidart, who also edited Collected Poems of Robert Lowell, this volume is a perfectly chosen representation of "the greatest American poet of the mid-century" (Richard Poirier,Book Week). Robert Lowell (191777) was the renowned and controversial author of many books of poetry, includingFor the Union Dead(1964) andLife Studies(1959), both published by FSG, which also published hisCollectedPoemsin 2003. Selected Poemsincludes over two hundred works culled from Robert Lowell's books of verseLord Weary's Castle,The Mills of the Kavanaughs,Life Studies,For the Union Dead,Near the Ocean,History,For Lizzie and Harriet, andThe Dolphin. Edited and with a foreword by the poet Frank Bidart, who also editedCollected Poems of Robert Lowell, this revised and expanded edition is a chosen representation of "the greatest American poet of the mid-century" (Richard Poirier,Book Week). Edited and with a foreword by the poet Frank Bidart, this revised and expanded edition of over two hundred works culled from Lowell's book of verse is a chosen representation of "the greatest American poet of the mid-century" (Richard Poirier,Book Week). "The concise but passionate prose of Frank Bidart's brief introductory essay argues that Lowell is more than the upper-crust Yankee his cultural references can make him seem to be. Lowell's confessional frankness and personal subject matter don't merely make a self-serving self-portrait; as Bidart writes, 'Robert Lowell was a transgressive artisthis art again and again broke taboos, both thematic and formal. If what you're looking for from your poetry is redemption and honesty in a distinctively American key, you won't find it in denser form anywhere else, Lowell asks elemental questions about memory, family, America and art, and his intimacy distills a compassion for all."Katie Peterson,Chicago Tribune "Selected Poems[has] resuscitated conversation about one of the most stylish and ambitious poets of the 20th century. The features that make Lowell exciting to readtechnical brilliance, as well as the instinct to deviate from it; a persuasive, public, rhetorical voice; dark interiorityare all on display inSelected Poems. What is also here, which Lowell excluded from the earlierSelected, is '91 Revere Street,' a remarkable prose memoir that demonstrates just how clear he was capable of being about his life."Los Angeles Times "Selected Poemsdemonstrates with unequivocal clarity that Robert Lowell's poems, not the least bit dated, remain as stunning and impressive now as they seemed back then, when they took American poetry by storm six decades ago."Steve Kowit,The San Diego Union-Tribune "This selectiona much-expanded version by Bidart of Lowell's own late-life cullingbrings the Herculean effort of restoring Lowell's oeuvre to print and prominence near completion. Next to the colossalCollected Poems, this is a formidable book in its own right, offering a distilled view of the arc of Lowell's whole career and of each of his individual books. From the early formal triumphs ofLord Weary's CastleandThe M

Robert Lowell (1917–77) was the renowned and controversial author of many books of poetry, including For the Union Dead (1964) and Life Studies (1959), both published by FSG, which also published his Collected Poems in 2003.