The Selected Poems of Kenneth Rexroth [Paperback]

Kenneth Rexroth (Author), Bradford Morrow (Editor)

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2.
25.
26.
27.
28.
3.
31.
32.
33.
7.
9.
9. The Bell
Aadrvark
The Advantages Of Learning
Andree Rexroth (died October, 1940)
Andree Rexroth: King River Canyon
Andree Rexroth: Mt. Tamalpais
Another Spring
August 22, 1939
Autumn In California Is A Mild
The Bad Old Days
Between Myself And Death
Between Two Wars
Cat
Delia Rexroth
Delia Rexroth (died June, 1916)
A Dialogue Of Watching
The Dragon And The Unicorn: 1, Sels.
The Dragon And The Unicorn: 2, Sels.
The Dragon And The Unicorn: 3, Sels.
The Dragon And The Unicorn: 4, Sels.
Fish Peddler And Cobbler
Floating
For Eli Jacobson
Fox
Goat Bells, A Pale Sky
The Heart's Garden, The Garden's Heart: 10
The Heart's Garden, The Garden's Heart: 2
The Heart's Garden, The Garden's Heart: 6
Herring Cove
The Homestead Called Damascus: 1, Sels.
The Homestead Called Damascus: 2. Autumn Many Years, Sels.
The Homestead Called Damascus: 3. The Double Hellas, Sels.
The Homestead Called Damascus: 4. Stigmata Of Fact, Sels.
I
I Dream Of Leslie
Inversely, As The Square Of Their Distances Apart
La Vie En Rose
A Lesson In Geography
A Letter To William Carlos Williams
Light
The Lights In The Sky Are Stars: A Sword In A Cloud Of Light
The Lights In The Sky Are Stars: Halley's Comet
The Lights In The Sky Are Stars: The Great Nebula Of Andromeda
Lion
A Living Pearl
Lute Music
Lyell's Hypothesis Again
Man
Married Blues
Marthe Away (she Is Away)
Now The Starlit Moonless Spring
On Flower Wreath Hill: 1
On Flower Wreath Hill: 2
On Flower Wreath Hill: 5
On What Planet
The Phoenix And The Tortoise: 1, Sels.
The Phoenix And The Tortoise: 2, Sels.
The Phoenix And The Tortoise: 4, Sels.
Raccoon
The Reflecting Trees Of Being And Not Being
Requiem For The Dead In Spain
Scarecrow
The Signature Of All Things
The Silver Swans: 14. Hototogisu - Horobirete
The Silver Swans: 19
The Silver Swans: 4
Spring Rain
Suchness
The Thin Edge Of Your Pride, 1922-1926
Thou Shalt Not Kill (a Memorial For Dylan Thomas)
Toward An Organic Philosophy: Fall, Sierra Nevada
Toward An Organic Philosophy: Spring, Coast Range
Toward An Organic Philosophy: Spring, Sierra Nevada
Uncle Sam Blues
Unicorn
Vulture
When We With Sappho
Wolf
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder®

Product Details

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation (September 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811209172
• ISBN-13: 978-0811209175
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #746,276 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rexroth, A great Teacher in San Francisco, November 24, 1999

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Douglas B. Carlson (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Selected Poems of Kenneth Rexroth (Paperback)

I am amazed whe I go into a bookstore in San Francisco and find that they don't carry any of Kenneth Rexroth' many books. For many of us that lived in San Francisco during his life he was the teacher. Very few creative artists have been as generous in praising other artists.

His poetry has it's own flavor. Particularly touching are the series written over many years about his first wife Andree. Go to the library!read him!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential reading, January 12, 2011

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Mark - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Selected Poems of Kenneth Rexroth (Paperback)

This was the first book of Kenneth Rexroth I acquired after reading that the poet Robert Hass counted him among his influences. What I found was that this poet's poet captivated me even more than his successors. If you only ever get one book of Rexroth's work, this one will not fail you. I have carried this little volume with me all over the country, and poignantly out west, and found the themes and messages contained herein provided me with the same deeply satisfying sense of continuity that others might take from a well-worn journal or, heck, even their bible. Inside you'll find everything from soft, subtle works of love to passionate eroticism; from examinations of the poet himself to grand ruminations on the nature of politics and war; and the most beautiful descriptions of the natural world ever written. Some of my favorite pieces--though there are hardly any corners of the book I have not explored and found something to love in--are the most intimate, capturing very specific moments in the poet's life that resonate with a sense of the universal in life:

"On What Planet"

"Lute Music"

"Marthe Away (She Is Away)"

"When We With Sappho"

"A Sword In A Cloud Of Light"

If you love poetry, get this book. If you love history, get this book. If you're a philosopher at heart, get this book. If nature, love, and mortality consume your thoughts, get this book. If the power and boldness of clear, masterful speech thrills you, get this book.