The Complete Poems of A. R. Ammons
Book description
A.R. Ammons produced some of the twentieth century's most innovative and enduring poetry, collected here for the first time in its entirety. Volume I follows Ammons's development through his National Book Award-winning Collected Poems 1951-1971 and his daring work of the 1970s. The second volume rounds out Ammons's rich middle…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Complete Poems of A. R. Ammons as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I could suggest any number of poems and poets of our everyday fate of being lost and found. But for me the modern poet who best integrates the eye seeing with the mind questioning is the great A.R. Ammons.
I have listed just Volume 1 of his collected poems, but I also recommend Volume 2. He writes out of a consciousness that poems are found and shaped out of a life of observation, effort, and passion.
From Brett's list on the ethics and art of getting lost and being found.
Want books like The Complete Poems of A. R. Ammons?
Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like The Complete Poems of A. R. Ammons.
Share your top 3 reads of 2024!
And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.
1,606
readers submitted
so far, will you?
