Interviews and Encounters

by Stanley Kunitz, Stanley Moss (Editor)

In these interviews, conducted for the most part by leading young poets, we are given the full range of his thinking, his passion and wisdom, his private and public concerns. This book will be kept close at hand by young poets as a survival kit. Others who care about poetry and the life of the imagination will read and re-read this book to clear the head. Publishers Weekly recently saluted this Pulitzer Prize-winning poet as "a man who is both great and modest, the epitome of all we would wish our poets to be.

Genres: Poetry

241 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Stanley Jasspon Kunitz was an American poet. He was appointed Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress twice, first in 1974 and then again in 2000.

Reviews

[Alexa Doran · Rating 5 out of 5]

Indispensable. I had to take this book slowly. Every piece is deeply rich and articulate. Nothing Kunitz says has anything less than the force of poetry itself.

[Pewterbreath · Rating 4 out of 5]

It doesn't matter if you like his poetry, or poetry at all--this interview is fascinating, if only because Kunitz has lived so incredibly long, and his writing life has eclipsed several generations. His thoughts are very concise and interesting, and the format of this book invites reading. Very well done.

[Julene · Rating 5 out of 5]

The quote I used at the front of my book Case Walking comes from this book: "We have to fight for out little bit of health. We have to make our living and dying important again. And the living and dying of others. Isn't that what poetry is about?"
Stanley was a wise man, a poet who knew his own song, and this book shares his wisdom and stories. There is much to be learned here, much wisdom.

[Julene · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is so rich, Stanley Kunitz has lots of wisdom to share in this amazing book of interviews. I savor this book, it is full of underlines (in pencil!). I love his writing about writing more than his poetry and I do like his poetry.

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a fascinating review of a book by a very fascinating man and poet. His own man...formed by his own experiences - which he makes clear throughout these interviews. His stubbornness as well as his sense of wonder are evident here. And so is his brilliance.