An accomplished poet and a keen observer of the human condition, David Slavitt deploys both skills to create the whimsical, insightful, and witty poems of The Octaves.
The bravura of David R. Slavitt's first book of poems, published more than fifty years ago, continues to reverberate through his newest collection in a voice matured and roughened by... Læs mere
In these fourteen beautifully crafted stories David Slavitt shows his mastery of the form. Elegant, spare, sometimes funny, sometimes elegiac, this collection reflects a writer in admirable control of his craft.
As he enters his sixth decade of publishing poetry, David Slavitt remains a determined wildcatter who ranges as far as he thinks necessary to drill for meaning. In his... Læs mere
In his new collection, David R. Slavitt presents a sequence of one hundred sonnets, each loaded with life, observation, and quicksilver wit. Readers will delight in... Læs mere