Boston Vermont

by William Corbett

William Corbett The first collection of new work by renowned poet William Corbett since his landmark "New & Selected Poems. "I have never been able to work every day at poetry but must serve the moment and be as much in that poem as I am capable of being....I write poems in Boston and Vermont for the same reason that I read them: poetry intensifies life."

112 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1999

About the author

William Corbett was an American poet, essayist, editor, educator, and publisher.

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Reviews

[Emma Harrison · Rating 3 out of 5]

Real rating: 3.5

Not the worst poetry I've read but definitely not the best. Almost every poem oozes with the privilege of a white, middle class New England life. No poems are about anything of great importance in my eyes, but that is partially why I still enjoyed it. His poems don't discuss love or the meaning of life or the perfection of nature; it is strictly about every day moments, with nothing extraordinary whatsoever. I did enjoy reading about Boston from an outside perspective. There are definitely better poems to invest in, but if this is available to you it won't hurt to read it.

[Andrew Chenevert · Rating 5 out of 5]

I will admit my New England roots have biased me toward this collection. Each poem shines through with the transitory, nostalgia-tinged gold of late March or August, that last breath of seasons you can only get here. Also that poetry workshop poem was a real one.