A. Alvarez’s New & Selected Poems offers a compelling anthology that captures the breadth and depth of one of the most influential voices in contemporary poetry. The collection traverses themes of love, mortality, and the human condition with a deftness that is at once erudite and deeply accessible. Alvarez’s work is marked by crystalline imagery and a reflective intimacy, revealing both personal and universal truths. This volume not only brings together his finest earlier works but also introduces new poems that continue to resonate with emotional and intellectual precision, making it essential reading for admirers of sophisticated and enduring verse.
A. Alvarez’s New & Selected Poems offers a compelling anthology that captures the breadth and depth of one of the most influential voices in contemporary poetry. The collection traverses themes of love, mortality, and the human condition with a deftness that is at once erudite and deeply accessible. Alvarez’s work is marked by crystalline imagery and a reflective intimacy, revealing both personal and universal truths. This volume not only brings together his finest earlier works but also introduces new poems that continue to resonate with emotional and intellectual precision, making it essential reading for admirers of sophisticated and enduring verse.
Waywiser Press,, London: 2002 hardback first edition. name inscribed inside and some shelf wear to dustjacket though this is minimal, a very good copy
