Lorine Niedecker (1903 70) was a poet of extraordinary talent whose life and work were long enveloped in obscurity. After her death in 1970, poet Basil Bunting wrote that she was the most interesting woman poet America has yet produced . . . only beginning to be appreciated when she died. Her poverty and arduous family life, the isolated home in Wisconsin that provided rich imagery for her work, and her unusual acquaintances have all contributed to Niedecker s enigmatic reputation. Margot Peters brings Lorine Niedecker s life out of the shadows in this first full biography of the poet....
Lorine Niedecker (1903 70) was a poet of extraordinary talent whose life and work were long enveloped in obscurity. After her death in 1970, poet B...
