With Robert Lowell and His Circle: Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, Elizabeth Bishop, Stanley Kunitz & Others

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• kathleen spivack WithRobertLowell &HisCircle sylvia plath, anne sexton, elizabeth bishop, stanley kunitz, and others Northeastern University Press Boston northeastern university press An imprint of University Press of New England www.upne.com© 2012 Kathleen Spivack All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Designed by Eric M. Brooks Typeset in Arno Pro by A. W. Bennett, Inc. University Press of New England is a member of the Green Press Initiative. The paper used in this book meets their minimum requirement for recycled paper. For permission to reproduce any of the material in this book, contact Permissions, University Press of New England, One Court Street, Suite 250, Lebanon NH 03766; or visit www.upne.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Spivack, Kathleen. With Robert Lowell and his circle: Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, Elizabeth Bishop, Stanley Kunitz, and others / Kathleen Spivack. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. isbn 978-1-55553-788-3 (pbk.: alk. paper)— isbn 978-1-55553-765-4 (ebook: alk. paper) 1. Spivack, Kathleen. 2. Poets, American—20th century— Biography. 3. American poetry—Massachusetts—Boston— History and criticism. I. Title. ps3569.p56z46 2012 811.54—dc23 [b] 2012027775 5 4 3 2 1 ...