A Time of Bees

Contemporary Poetry Series

by Mona van Duyn

The twenty-five poems included in this collection present a poet mature in both craft and perception and possessed of a fine capacity for being both lyric and analytic at the same time. There is no posturing, but always a position, both thought and felt.Originally published in 1964.A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

Genres: Poetry

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1964

About the author

Mona Jane van Duyn was an American poet. She was appointed poet laureate consultant in poetry to the Library of Congress in 1992.

Reviews

[Harry Palacio · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pulitzer Prize winner takes a stab at gardening it’s difficulties the Freudian slip the rank smell of annuals akin to sex…. The author is treading and towing the line into something long lasting in a flower’s growth the whir of bees at first detested then missed after its disappearance

[David Sastre · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting, at times insightful.