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A review by jfl
Complete Poems by Ernest Hemingway
4.0
4 stars—certainly not for the overall quality of the poetry but rather for the importance of the volume. It is currently the most complete, annotated collection of Hemingway’s poetic output. And the introduction by the editor, Nicholas Gerogiannis, is a well-considered evaluation of the totality of Hemingway’s poetry.
The volume was first published in 1979. The revised edition, published in 1992, includes an additional poem plus an Afterword that adds some new observations about Hemingway as a poet as well as thoughts about the additional poem.
Hemingway wrote the bulk of his poetry between 1918 and 1925. The overall quality is uneven, more revealing of his personality than of his literary creativity.
The volume was first published in 1979. The revised edition, published in 1992, includes an additional poem plus an Afterword that adds some new observations about Hemingway as a poet as well as thoughts about the additional poem.
Hemingway wrote the bulk of his poetry between 1918 and 1925. The overall quality is uneven, more revealing of his personality than of his literary creativity.