Cover of The Wild Braid: A Poet Reflects on a Century in the Garden

The Wild Braid: A Poet Reflects on a Century in the Garden

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 Braidreceived a 2006 American Horticultural Society Book Award.

Subject
biography
Setting
20th centuryUSA
Audience
adult
Length
short · 144 pages
Form
poetry

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