In Deep: Country Essays

by Maxine Kumin

The author, a poet who lives on a farm in New Hampshire, shares her observations on nature, farm life, horses, and the seasons

Genres: Essays

180 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

Maxine Kumin's 17th poetry collection, published in the spring of 2010, is Where I Live: New and Selected Poems 1990-2010. Her awards include the Pulitzer and Ruth Lilly Poetry Prizes, the Poets’ Prize, and the Harvard Arts and Robert Frost Medals. A former US poet laureate, she and her husband lived on a farm in New Hampshire. Maxine Kumin died in 2014.

Reviews

[Kathleen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Essays loosely organized by season describe her New Hampshire farm, her horses, her bond with the natural world, and, occasionally, that connection to her poetry.
Found this among my mother's books, read it for the nature writing which I enjoyed. I was less engaged by her love of horses--which certainly do require a lot of work.

[Chris Daily · Rating 3 out of 5]

A way of life that was passing in 1987, lived as a poet. Precious.

[Mills College Library]

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