New Directions: Number Eight

by James Laughlin (Editor), Aurora Bligh (Contributor), John Malcolm Brinnin (Contributor)

407 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1944

About the author

James Laughlin was an American poet and literary book publisher who founded New Directions Publishing.

One of Laughlin's most anthologized works is "Step on His Head", a poem about his relationship with his children.

Reviews

[ronny · Rating 3 out of 5]

picked this up because it's dedicated to Kenneth Rexroth (and opens with one of his famous long poems) but it's a pretty hit and miss collection. my favorites were probably by Neruda and Klein, notably "To the Chief Musician Upon Shoshannim" and "To the Chief Musician, Al-Taschith, Michtam of Abraham."