Poet And Author Remembers The Life And Works Of Wallace Stevens

A new biography of poet Wallace Stevens examines the roiling internal life that led to some of the author’s best known works, including “The Snow Man” and “13 Ways Of Looking At A Blackbird.”

Here & Now’s Meghna Chakrabarti talks with Paul Mariani, the author of “The Whole Harmonium: The Life Of Wallace Stevens.”

Note: This is a re-purposing of a piece from Radio Boston. Hear the original piece here.

Guest

• Paul Mariani, professor of English at Boston College, poet and author of “The Whole Harmonium: The Life Of Wallace Stevens.”

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