The End
Robert Creeley, "The End" from The Collected Poems of Robert Creeley (The University of California Press, 1982)
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Poet Robert Creeley 1926–2005
POET’S REGION U.S., Mid-Atlantic
SCHOOL / PERIOD Black Mountain
Subjects Living, Disappointment & Failure, Social Commentaries, Life Choices
Poetic Terms Free Verse
Biography
Once known primarily for his association with the group called the “Black Mountain Poets,” at the time of his death in 2005, Robert Creeley was widely recognized as one of the most important and influential American poets of the twentieth century. His poetry is noted for both its concision and emotional power. Albert Mobilio, writing in the Voice Literary Supplement, observed: “Creeley has shaped his own audience. The much . . .
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SUBJECT Living, Disappointment & Failure, Social Commentaries, Life Choices
POET’S REGION U.S., Mid-Atlantic
SCHOOL / PERIOD Black Mountain
Poetic Terms Free Verse
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