Collected Poems of Kenneth Patchen

Title: Collected Poems of Kenneth Patchen
Author: Kenneth Patchen
ISBN: 0811201406
Publisher: New Directions
Published: 1968
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: Illustrated
Number of Pages: 516
Condition Note: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
C: 1698618
Section: Poetry | American | General
Publisher Description: From the appearance in 1936 of Kenneth Patchen's first book, the voice of this great poet has been protesting war and social injustice, satirizing the demeaning and barbarous inanities of our culture--entrancing us with an inexhaustible flow of humor and fantasy. With directness and simplicity, he has restored the exaltation of romantic love to its ancient bardic place beside an awareness of God's living presence among all men.

For this collection, assembled in his fifty-fourth year, Kenneth Patchen has drawn from the contents of twelve of his books. It provides the reader in many cases with the texts of poems no longer available even in rare editions.