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A Prayer
“A Prayer” by Robert Creeley, from The Collected Poems of Robert Creeley, 1945–1975, © 1982 by the Regents of the University of California, is reprinted by permission of the University of California Press.
Source: Poetry (February 2012).
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 . . .
Poem Categorization
SUBJECT Religion, The Spiritual
POET’S REGION U.S., Mid-Atlantic
SCHOOL / PERIOD Black Mountain
Poetic Terms Free Verse
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