The Love Poems of James Laughlin
1997
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As a poet, the late James Laughlin (1914-1997) was perhaps best known for his love lyrics. Marjorie Perloff has written, "Who else . . . writes such bittersweet, ironic, rueful, erotic, toughminded, witty love poems, poems that run the gamut from ecstasy to loss?" Andrei Codrescu wrote, "Under deep cover as Godfather of Modernism, James Laughlin has secretly raised and made himself into the Poetry Chieftain of Sane Eros, the Catullus of fin-de-siecle America." This small paperback edition of his finest love poems is a perfect memorial to one of the twentieth century's most important men of letters.
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James Laughlin
Author · 7 books
James Laughlin was an American poet and literary book publisher who founded New Directions Publishing. One of Laughlin's most anthologized works is "Step on His Head", a poem about his relationship with his children.
