Description
A darkly imaginative sequence of poems, *Crow* follows its shape-shifting namesake through a stark, surreal universe of creation, destruction, love, and despair. Born from a nightmare and driven by a search for meaning, Crow confronts God, humanity, death, and the elemental forces of nature in a series of mythic encounters. Drawing on Genesis, Christian symbolism, Greek mythology, folklore, and Trickster traditions, the collection reworks familiar stories into a fiercely original modern mythology. Brutal, comic, and haunting in equal measure, the poems showcase a visceral, incantatory style that has made the work a landmark of twentieth-century poetry.
Available Editions
paperback
Harper & Row
Published Jan 1, 1971
84 pages
ISBN: 0060119896
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Details
First Published
1971
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Crow by Ted Hughes.