The Collected Poems of Tennessee Williams [With CD]

by Tennessee Williams

Book Overview

Few writers achieve success in more than one genre, and yet if Tennessee Williams had never written a single play he would still be known as a distinguished poet. The excitement, compassion, lyricism, and humor that epitomize his writing for the theater are all present in his poetry. It was as a young poet that Williams first came to the attention of New Directions' founder James Laughlin, who initially presented some of Williams' verse in the New...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811216918
• ISBN13: 9780811216913
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 8.9"