Living is what I Wanted
Last Poems
Description:... Just before his death, David Ignatow is still a genius, taking us to questions we are not sure we want to answer: Who has loved us, whom have we loved? --Roert Bly Throughout his work, Ignatow was a master, in the American grain, of the plain style and the honest word. His patient understanding is expressive of a conscience that was compelled to document its daily gains and losses. He has built himself a monument out of ordinary stones, inscribed with the poignant testimony of a man of our time. --Stanley Kunitz This book presents the complete man, looking back on his life, considering his involvement with the living, wrestling with death. These are wisdom poems from one of our essential poets and a great gift to us all. --Harvey Shapiro.
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