Song of Myself

Raymond Carver's poetry sheds light on his self-absorption

March 16th, 2010 · No Comments

Not to be forgotten in any consideration of Raymond Carver is his poetry.  Mostly written in the last ten sober years of his life, the poems support the notion of the self-absorbed Carver that Carol Sklenicka’s recent biography suggests. Never one to admire poets dependent on “I” as subject for each…

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