Plundered Hearts
New and Selected Poems
A definitive selection of the elegant work by a poet at the forefront of American poetry for more than three decades.
With his first several books, J. D. McClatchy established himself as a poet of urbanity, intellect, and prismatic emotion, in the tradition of James Merrill, W. H. Auden, and Elizabeth Bishop––one who balances an exploration of the underworld of desire with a mastery of poetic form, and whose artistry reveals the riches and ruins of our “plundered hearts.”
Now, opening with exquisite new poems––including the stunning “My Hand Collection,” a catalogue of art objects that steals up on the complexity of human touch, and a witty and profound poem entitled “My Robotic Prostatectomy”––this selection is a glorious full tour of…
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February 2, 2016J. D. McClatchy (b. 1945) was the author of eight collections of poetry and three collections of prose. He edited numerous other books, including The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Poetry, and wrote a number of opera libretti that have been performed at the Metropolitan Opera, Covent Garden, La Scala, and elsewhere. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, where he served as president from 2009 to 2012. McClatchy taught at Yale University and long served as editor of The Yale Review. He died in April, 2018.
Plundered Hearts
J. D. McClatchy
The Changing Light at Sandover
James Merrill
Mercury Dressing
J. D. McClatchy
Selected Poems of Anthony Hecht
Anthony Hecht; Edited by J. D. McClatchy
Seven Mozart Librettos
J D Mcclatchy
Selected Poems of James Merrill
James Merrill
The Four Seasons
Edited by J. D. McClatchy
Hazmat
J. D. McClatchy
The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Poetry
J.D. McClatchy
Poems of the Sea
Edited by J. D. McClatchy
Love Speaks Its Name
Edited by J. D. McClatchy
On Wings of Song
Edited by J. D. McClatchy
Christmas Poems
Edited by John Hollander and J. D. McClatchy