Stanley Kunitz Books

"A graceful and moving glimpse into a rare and giving artist's refined poetics, garden aesthetics, and spirituality."― Booklist Throughout his life (1905-2006) Stanley Kunitz created poetry and tended gardens. This book is the distillation of conversations, none previously published, that took place between 2002 and 2004. Beginning with the garden, that "work of the imagination," the explorations journey through personal recollections, the creative process, and the harmony of the life cycle. A bouquet of poems and a total of 26 full-color photographs accompany the various sections. The Wild Braid received a 2006 American Horticultural Society Book Award.

The book features interviews and conversations spanning four decades of Stanley Kunitz's illustrious career, highlighting his evolving artistry. It explores aesthetic themes in his poetry, his artistic influences, and his friendships with notable figures like Robert Lowell and Theodore Roethke. Kunitz reflects on the works of various poets, including John Keats and Walt Whitman, providing insight into his creative process and the connections between poetry and visual arts.