 First edition | |
| Author | Robert Lowell |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Frank Parker |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus & Giroux |
Publication date | 1959 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Preceded by | The Mills of The Kavanaughs |
| Followed by | Imitations |
Life Studies is the fourth book of poems by Robert Lowell. Most critics (including Helen Vendler, Steven Gould Axelrod, Adam Kirsch, and others) consider it one of Lowell's most important books, and the Academy of American Poets named it one of their Groundbreaking Books.[1] Helen Vendler called Life Studies Lowell's "most original book."[2] It won the National Book Award for Poetry in 1960.[3]
- ^ "Poets.org". Archived from the original on 2010-05-29. Retrieved 2007-07-29.
- ^ Helen Vendler Lecture on Lowell. Poets.org. 18 November 2009
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"National Book Awards – 1960". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
(With acceptance speech by Lowell and essay by Dilruba Ahmed from the Awards 60-year anniversary blog.)