
Based on interviews conducted during the five years preceding MacLeish's death, this chronological narrative presents the acclaimed poet's reminiscences, anecdotes, and insights concerning his life, his art, and his nation.

"During the last five years of his life MacLeish participated in this series of interviews tracing his career as a poet, Librarian of Congress, statesman, and man of letters. He speaks candidly of his student years, his 'expatriate period' in Paris, and his subsequent writing...