Review: "Swirl & Vortex" Collects Larry Levis's Defiant Poetic Legacy
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A review and analysis of "Swirl & Vortex: Collected Poems by Larry Levis," a 576-page volume collecting the work of the late poet who died at age 49 in 1996. The article examines Levis's poetic legacy, his distinctive voice that challenges the present moment, and the editorial work by David St. John in bringing together Levis's seven books — five published during his lifetime and two posthumous volumes. The piece positions Levis as a significant American poet whose work continues to resonate.
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· 3 pulledLarry Levis's collected poems tell the present moment to go to hell.
The girth of Swirl & Vortex is impressive, considering the poet's short time on earth—Levis died just shy of his 50th birthday, in 1996.
Editor David St. John (aided by assistant editors James Ciano and L. A. Johnson) directs Levis's legacy back toward its wil
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