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Amy Lowell (1874 - 1925)
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of the Floating World (The Collected Works of Amy Lowell) by
Amy Lowell
A fan, and writer of poetry myself, I had never
heard of Lowell before and found myself stunned by the first work
I read of hers, "Patterns." This lead me to read quite a
few other poems of hers in a number of her books, and the whole of
"Pictures of a Floating World." Although there are many
poems that are not very innovative or specifically charming, it is
worth the read to discover her brilliance in so many of her poems.
The imagist poetry movement of the early 1900's is often
overlooked if one is not an extremely avid fan of it, but what a
beautiful thing it is when Lowell writes at her best. Her poetry
is straight forward, beautiful, loving, "poetic"(ha,
ha), tender and emotional, amusing at times, and it, not
surprisingly, creates beautiful images in ones mind. Lowell's life
is just as interesting as her poetry, and it should be looked in
to as well, to gain a better understanding and appreciation for
her poetry. Enjoy! -- Holly
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From sappho.com.
Site hosts several poems by Lowell.
Excerpt:
Amy Lowell, American Imagist poet, was a woman
of great accomplishment. She was born in Brookline, Massachusetts,
to a prominent family of high-achievers. Her environment was
literary and sophisticated, and when she left private school at 17
to care for her elderly parents, she embarked on a program of
self-education.
Her poetic career began in 1902 when she saw
Eleonora Duse, a famous actress, perform on stage. Overcome with
Eleonora's beauty and talent, she wrote her first poem addressed
to the actress. They met only a couple times and never developed a
relationship, but Eleonora inspired many poems from Amy and
triggered her career...
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From American
Solons, Case Western Reserve University
Excerpt:
Amy Lowell first declared her alliance to the
Imagist movement in January 1913. Having read several poems by
Hilda Doolittle (signed for her by Ezra Pound as "H.D., 'Imagiste'")
in that month's issue of Poetry, Lowell proclaimed,
"Why, I, too, am an Imagiste!" (Gregory 81). For
several years afterward, Lowell would align herself with the
Imagists, publishing three volumes of Imagist poetry and lecturing
widely on the Imagist movement. Though she embraced the movement
which taught her to focus on relevant detail and sensory,
nondiscursive language, closer study of Lowell's work shows a much
more profound influence: Impressionism...
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From Modern American Poetry, compiled and
Prepared by Kathryn Benzel, University of Nebraska at Kearney and
Cary Nelson.
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By David Beardsley, Harvard
Magazine
Excerpt:
Lowell won the Pulitzer Prize a year after she
died, but soon her reputation was scuffed to the point that critic
and editor Louis Untermeyer wrote: "While she lived, her
vivacity invigorated [her poetry], her gusty personality gave it
warmth and color. After her death the blood went out of it. Today
most of the color seems artificial, the vigor simulated."
Untermeyer had been one of her steadiest allies. His about-face
marks the high-water point in a literary turning of the tide that
swallowed Amy Lowell...
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From everypoet.com
This site hosts the full texts of the
following:
 | A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass |
| Sword Blades and Poppy Seed |
| Men, Women and Ghosts |
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