Very Collected Poems

Over sixty years of poems celebrating one of the most dynamic careers in twentieth and twenty-first century American poetry. Gathering a lifetime of poetry, Ron Padgetts Very Collected Poems is the ultimate record of the Pulitzer Prize Finalists oeuvrenewly updated and completed since the sold-out first edition hit shelves in 2013. Padgetts poems reverberate with his reading and friendships, from Andrew Marvell to Woody Guthrie and Kenneth Koch, alongside his musings on art and family. Wry, insightful, and direct, they offer readers the rewards of his endless curiosity and generous spirit.