So There: Poems 1976-1983

By Robert Creeley

Book Overview

This first gathering of the poet's later work continues but also stands in contrast to his early poems as presented in the monumental Collected Poems 1945-1975 (University of California Press, 1982). Few poets have so clear a demarcation in their work. In 1976, Creeley set off to visit nine countries in the Far East, to explore his sense of self in a foreign landscape. He found not only a "company" of fellow beings but also a transformed sense of life and subsequently a new family. He sees today that these three books in a single volume emphasize the "determined change in my life they are the issue of." They record a watershed period when Creeley "moved beyond his early influences to become a unique master" (Publishers Weekly, about Mirrors).

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811213978
• ISBN13: 9780811213974
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: New Directions
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.7" x 5.2"