Kenyon published four volumes of poetry during her life: From Room to Room (1978), The Boat of Quiet Hours (1986), Let Evening Come (1990), and Constance (1993), and, as translator, Twenty Poems of Anna Akmatova (1985). Despite her relatively small output, her poetry was highly lauded by critics throughout her lifetime.

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Jane Kenyon was an American poet whose work continues to resonate with readers for its honesty, meticulous detail, and quiet intensity. She explored themes of nature, domesticity, marriage, and her own struggles with depression.

Jane Kenyon was born on May 23, 1947, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She is the author of four books of poetry, including Constance (Graywolf Press, 1993). The recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, Kenyon died on April 22, 1995.

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2020年4月23日 · The Best Poems of Jane Kenyon. Graywolf Press 112 pp. By Mike Pride. Jane Kenyon had only begun to write her best poetry when she came down with what seemed to be a severe case of the flu. It turned out to be acute lymphoblastic leukemia. For a year she fought the disease with courage, surviving a stem-cell transplant only to have the cancer ...

that the illness has no cure. the bile of desolation into every pore. along a spindle on my crib. You taught me to exist without gratitude. the pleasures of earth are overrated." and report cards in ugly brown slipcases. the mutilator of souls. Wellbutrin, Parnate, Nardil, Zoloft. that made me hold my breath. if you really believed in God.

Four collections of Kenyon's poems were published during her lifetime: From Room to Room (1978), The Boat of Quiet Hours (1986), Let Evening Come (1990) and Constance (1993); apart from the former being published through Alice James Books, all of her writing was released through Graywolf Press.

Published twenty-five years after her untimely death, The Best Poems of Jane Kenyon presents the essential work of one of America’s most cherished poets—celebrated for her tenacity, spirit, and grace.

Jane Kenyon was an American poet who published four collections during her lifetime. These included From Room to Room and The Boat of Quiet Hours, in 1978 and 1986 respectively. Her poetry has been celebrated by a wide variety of her contemporaries, including Carol Muske.