Richard Wilbur：Collected Poems 1943-2004

Withadistinguishedcareerspanningmorethansixtyyears,RichardWilburstandsasoneofAmerica'spreeminentmenofletters.CollectedPoems1943-2004isthecomprehensivecollectionofWilbur'sastonishing,timelesswork.Itwillserveasthemostreferencedtroveofthisbelovedpoet'sbestversesformanyyearstocome.InTracklessWoodsIntracklesswoods,itpuzzledmetofindFourgreatrockmaplesseeminglyaligned,AsiftheyhadbeensetoutinarowBeforesomehouseacenturyago,Toedgethepropertyandlendsomeshade.IlookedtoseeifancientwheelshadmadeOldrutstowhichthetreesranparallel,Buttherewerenone,sofarasIcouldtell-There'dbeennoroadway.NorcouldIfindthesquareDepressionofacellaranywhere,AndsoItrampedonfurther,tosurveyAmazingpatternsinahornbeamsprayOrspiralsinapinecone,undertreesNotsubjecttoourstiffgeometries.