Poetry: Peter Davison, 'Falling Water'
Hear former 'Atlantic' poetry editor Peter Davison read his poem, originally published and recorded in February 1998 More »
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Hear former 'Atlantic' poetry editor Peter Davison read his poem, originally published and recorded in February 1998 More »
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The year 1959 was painful for Robert Lowell. Having published his climactic and groundbreaking volume, Life Studies, he attained a pinnacle of recognition and respect among American poets, winning showers of critical acclaim and the National Book Award for that year. Yet, despite the powerful influence Lowell exerted on American poetry, Boston, his native city, had come to regard him with a sort of proprietary suspicion, for his private life, wounded by bouts of… More »
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