About the Author

Robert Lowell (1917-77) was the renowned and controversial author of many books of poetry, including Day by Day (FSG, 1977), For the Union Dead (FSG, 1964), and Life Studies (FSG, 1959).

Reviews

"Long awaited and much anticipated, [Collected Poems] is a show-stopping assertion of Lowell's ambition, industry and art." --Carmine Starnino, The Boston Globe "[The new collection of Robert Lowell's poems] will doubtless stand as The Work . . . Long awaited, richly documented, and, yes, definitive." --Peter Davidson, The Atlantic Monthly "This wonderfully definitive, long-awaited new edition gives us the full scope of a courageous, tormented, shocking, and brilliant American poet." --The Washington Post