Selected Poems

by Mona van Duyn

Book Overview

This generous selection of Mona Van Duyn's distinguished, award-winning work spans four decades. Beginning with her classic Valentines to the Wide World (1959), encompassing the intimate voice of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375413693
• ISBN13: 9780375413698
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Best of Mona Van Duyn

I picked this poetry collection to read for a class I am taking. At first I dreaded this because I dislike reading poetry, however I found myself hooked. It was very interesting to see how Mona's writing changed from her first collection in 1959 to the collection written in 1993. You can see the changes in society, from society's view of being very conservative to discussing the issues of abortion and homosexuality. I live in Missouri, so I found it easy to relate to her discription of the environment and of her garden. Her words are beautiful and I highly recommend you read this.