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A review by robertlashley
The Collected Poems by Stanley Kunitz
4.0
MY YEAR OF RE-READING, BOOK 1
Kunitz didn't have Shapiro's or Wilbur's gift for lyric, Lowell's ear, or Kinnell's rhetorical force. But he did have a gift for lyric, ear, and rhetoric. And he did have a steadiness, dedication to the poem as a thing that should speak for itself, and sense of discipline that transcends persona that the aforementioned poets never had. They may have burned brighter. But Kunitz burned longer. And he did burn, which should mean something.
Kunitz didn't have Shapiro's or Wilbur's gift for lyric, Lowell's ear, or Kinnell's rhetorical force. But he did have a gift for lyric, ear, and rhetoric. And he did have a steadiness, dedication to the poem as a thing that should speak for itself, and sense of discipline that transcends persona that the aforementioned poets never had. They may have burned brighter. But Kunitz burned longer. And he did burn, which should mean something.