The Fire That Denied Paradise: The Poems of Gilbert

The Great Fires/Refusing Heaven

★A self-exiled prodigal, a hermit who renounced fame and fortune★Two representative poetry collections by Gilbert, a major contemporary American poet, winner of numerous major literary awards★Transcending geographical and temporal boundaries, penetrating the subtleties of everyday life and reaching the profound【Introduction】
This book combines two representative poetry collections of Jack Gilbert, an important contemporary American poet.
The Great Fire is Gilbert's third collection of poetry, written after the death of his beloved wife, Michiko, and published for the first time after a decade of seclusion. Besides the usual themes of nature and wandering, he also focuses on his longing for his late wife, creating a collection of poems with a particularly poignant and moving quality. Upon its publication, The Great Fire received rave reviews and won the Lehman Prize.
"The Denial of Paradise" is what Gilbert considered to be his best collection of poems. It has won many awards. The poet was 80 years old when it was published. It is a summary of his life and includes some of his most powerful works.
Gilbert spent his life wandering and living in seclusion, searching, living, and writing poetry. Influenced by classical Chinese poetry, he forged a style of poetry that was both passionate and gentle, meticulously written and woven, stripped of literary embellishments, simple, pure, and spoke directly to the heart.
【Recommendation】
His poems are both American and global, transcending geographical boundaries and the boundaries of time. - Henry Lehman His works exude humanity and awe, and he brings an intelligence that is often lacking in contemporary poetry. - Los Angeles Times

2021-05-01

北京联合出版公司

Yazhong Culture

304

9787559648389