Vertigo
Anne Stevenson, “Vertigo” from Poems 1955-2005. Copyright © 2005 by Anne Stevenson. Reprinted with the permission of Bloodaxe Books Ltd. www.bloodaxebooks.com
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Poet Anne Stevenson b. 1933
POET’S REGION Wales
Subjects Nature, The Body, The Mind
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Biography
Born in Cambridge, England, Anne Stevenson moved between the United States and the United Kingdom numerous times during the first half of her life. While she considers herself an American, Stevenson qualifies her status: “I belong to an America which no longer really exists.” Since 1962 she has lived mainly in the U.K., including Cambridge, Scotland, Oxford, and, most recently, North Wales and Durham.
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SUBJECT Nature, The Body, The Mind
POET’S REGION Wales
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