7 Poems by H. D. (new episode)

An episode from 9/23/24: Tonight, I read seven poems by the American poet, H. D. (Hilda Doolittle, 1886-1961). Over the course of fifty years her work – which includes fiction, memoir and translation – provides an incredible example of how a writer can handle mythology, mysticism, sexuality and autobiography. The poems can be found in Collected Poems 1912-1944:

• Sea Iris (1916)
• The Helmsman (1916)
• Adonis (1913-1917)
• Lethe (1924)
• Wine Bowl (1931)
• Eros (Uncollected/Unpublished poems, 1912-1944)
• Tribute to the Angels #29 (1945)

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