Mona Van Duyn was poet laureate of the United States for 1992-3. Although there are poems in this large collection that I liked including those that persuaded me to purchase this book in the first place; too many are devoted to her unhappy childhood and themes of sickness and death. Is it just coincidence that so many poets had unhappy childhoods or is an unhappy childhood necessary for forging a good poet? Similarly, are writers drawn to the profession because they are too unhealthy for more robust pursuits or does ill-health lead to the kind of introspection that makes a good writer?
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Selected Poems: Mona Van Duyn
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