Collected Poems of H.D.

by H.D.

Collection of Poems by H.D.:
- Sea Garden (1916)
- The God (1913-1917)
- Choruses (1915-1920)
- Hymen (1921)
- Heliodora (1924)

Genres: Poetry

306 pages, Hardcover

Published August 1, 1940

About the author

An innovative modernist American writer, Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961) wrote under her initials in a career that stretched from 1909 to 1961. H.D., most well known for her lyric and epic poetry, also wrote novels, memoirs, short stories, essays, reviews, a children’s book, and translations. An American woman who lived her adult life abroad, H.D. was engaged in the formalist experimentation that preoccupied much of her generation. A range of thematic concerns resonates through her writing: the role of the poet, the civilian representation of war, material and mythologized ancient cultures, the role of national and colonial identity, lesbian and queer sexuality, and religion and spirituality.

Reviews

[Sophia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I experienced so much profound and heart-shattering ecstasy while reading this book, I couldn't recommend it more (especially for those with a love of classics, longing, and sea cliffs).

[Matthew Molinaro]

I found HD challenging, it was fascinating to mark her development from imagism to modernism to more politically conscious writing