In 1923, Alfred A. Knopf published the first book of poems by Wallace Stevens, Harmonium , a collection of lyrics passionately devoted to the imagination. The poems, so far, seem to have outlasted many of the best-selling books, radio shows and popular songs of that year. It is easy to see why: the... -
POET'S CHOICE
In 1923, Alfred A. Knopf published the first book of poems by Wallace Stevens, Harmonium , a collection of lyrics passionately devoted to the imagination. The poems, so far, seem to have outlasted many of the best-selling books, radio shows and popular songs of that year. It is easy to see why: the...-
By Robert Pinsky