Collected Earlier Poems

This volume brings together all the poems which were published in three of Hechts previous books, The Hard Hours, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, Millions of Strange Shadows and The Venetian Vespers. Pulitzer Prize-winner Anthony Hecht has long been regarded as one of the great modern American poets, and is hailed by many as the unofficial `Poet Laureate of the USA. This volume brings together all the poems contained in The Hard Hours (1967), Millions of Strange Shadows (1977), and The Venetian Vespers (1980), and versions of Joseph Brodskys early poems, which Hecht was the first to translate. These three distinguished books affirm Hechts reputation as a technically accomplished poet capable of powerfully expressing deep sentiment and original thought. This book is intended for poetry lovers.