Earth in Space - Selected Poems

About Earth in Space - Selected Poems

This selection of the poet's work in three section introduces the reader to his wide- ranging concerns. In these, we hear a voice which celebrates the world, revels in contact with human beings, is capable of rueful comments on the human situation that in no way demean or misconstrue the great and beautiful truths of our existence. Of this vigorous, though and unusual voice, the English poet Kathleen Raine, one of the tallest literary figures of our times.