Wild Braid: A Poet Reflects On A Century In The Garden

"The universe is a continuous web. Touch it at any point and the whole web quivers." Mr. Kunitz seems more vividly alive at the age of 100 than the rest of us in the prime of our lives. This is a lovely and inspiring volume of treasures.

"A graceful and moving glimpse into a rare and giving artist's refined poetics, garden aesthetics, and spirituality."Booklist

Throughout his life (1905-2006) Stanley Kunitz created poetry and tended gardens. This book is the distillation of conversations, none previously published, that took place between 2002 and 2004. Beginning with the garden, that "work of the imagination," the explorations journey through personal recollections, the creative process, and the harmony of the life cycle. A bouquet of poems and a total of 26 full-color photographs accompany the various sections. The Wild Braid received a 2006 American Horticultural Society Book Award.

Stanley Kunitz, much-honored poet, was cofounder of the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and of Poets House in New York City. He died in 2006. Genine Lentine lives in Provincetown. Marnie Crawford Samuelson lives on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Publisher: W. W. Norton
Distributor: W. W. Norton
Publication Date: 04-02-2007
Pages: 144
Measurements: 8in X 7in

Publisher: W. W. Norton
Distributor: W. W. Norton
Publication Date: 04-19-2007
Pages: 144
Measurements: 8in X 7in