Men, Women, and Ghosts (1916) is a poetry collection by Amy Lowell.
Published at the beginning of her career as an influential imagist
devoted to classical poetic themes and forms, Men, Women, and
Ghosts is an agile and promising work from a pioneering poet of the
early twentieth century. In "Patterns," the collection's opening
poem, Lowell displays an economy of language and clarity of vision
that would define the imagist school, in which she would prove an
essential figure: "I walk down garden paths, / And all the
daffodils / Are blowing, and the bright blue squills. / [...] / I
too am a rare / Pattern. As I wander down / The garden paths." As
the speaker of the poem laments the loss of her lover, she remarks:
"the man who should loose me is dead, / Fighting with the Duke in
Flanders, / In a pattern called a war. / Christ! What are patterns
for?" As a poet indebted to tradition and yet interested in the
prospect of a modern poetry, as a lesbian and bohemian figure from
a prominent Boston family, Lowell was keenly aware of the dangers
inherent to "patterns." Her poems, unique and experimental, are an
essential contribution to one of humanity's oldest art forms. Men,
Women, and Ghosts is a vibrant collection from an emerging poet who
would come to define the imagist movement throughout her storied
career. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally
typeset manuscript, this edition Amy Lowell's Men, Women, and
Ghosts is a classic work of American poetry reimagined for modern
readers.
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