Galway Kinnell was the author of ten books of poetry, including The Book of Nightmares, When One Has Lived a Long Time Alone, Imperfect Thirst, and most recently A New Selected Poems and Strong is Your Hold.
Poetry
Winter 1991
The Auction
1 My wife lies in another dream.The quilt covers her like a hillof neat farms, or map of the townshipthat is in heaven, each field and pastureits own color and […]
A Poem
Autumn 1985
Last Holy Fragrance
In Memoriam James Wright When by first light I went outfrom the last house on the chemin de Riouto start up the cistern pump, there he sat,mumbling into his notebook […]
Poetry
Winter 1982
The Luna Park Ghost Train
For the Seven Dead in the Luna Park Fire, Sydney, June 9, 1979 Today they stand still, the great fright machines—the doughbeater which lifted, turned, plunged, yells of terror in […]
Poetry
Winter 1982
Coinaliste
She can drink from a beer bottle, she can light a cigar and blow out the match, she can drag on it so hard the end blazes, she can inhale […]
Poetry
Autumn 1979
aa
Lava which breaks up as it cools is called aa (ai a); lava which on cooling retains a smooth, river-like surface is called pahoehoe (pa ho * a ho- a). […]
Poetry
Autumn 1979
Goodbye
1 My mother, poor woman, lies tonight in her last bed. It’s snowing, for her, in her darkness. I swallow down the goodbyes I won’t get to use, tasteless, with […]
In Memoriam
Goodbye
1 My mother, poor woman, lies tonight in her last bed. It’s snowing, for her, in her darkness. I swallow down the goodbyes I won’t get to use, tasteless, with […]