The Poetry of Solitude: A Tribute to Edward Hopper

This volume, collected and introduced by Gail Levin, combines for the first time classic pictures by Edward Hopper and the poems they inspired. His much-loved Nighthawks and House by the Railroad are gathered along with many other favorites that have captured poets' imagination. The wide range of poets whose writings pay tribute to this great artist:

William Carpenter

Anne Babson Carter

Stephen Dunn

W.R. Elton

Edward Hirsch

John Hollander

Larry Levis

Robert Mezey

Lisel Mueller

Joyce Carol Oates

Toney Quagliano

Lawrence Raab

David Ray

Anthony Rudolf

Ira Sadoff

Grace Schulman

Sue Standing

John Updike

Samuel Yellen