Anthony Hecht

Anthony Hecht (1923 - 2004)

Anthony Ivan Hecht (January 16, 1923 – October 20, 2004) was an American poet. His work combined a deep interest in form with a passionate desire to confront the horrors of 20th century history, with the Second World War, in which he fought, and the Holocaust being recurrent themes in his work.

Poems By Anthony Hecht

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A Letter (3 Comments »)
Chorus From Oedipus At Colonos (No Comments »)
Lizards And Snakes (1 Comment »)
More Light! More Light! (4 Comments »)
Paradise Lost Book 5: An Epitome (No Comments »)
Samuel Sewall (1 Comment »)
Sarabande On Attaining The Age Of Seventy-Seven (No Comments »)
The End Of The Weekend (No Comments »)
The Transparent Man (No Comments »)
Third Avenue In Sunlight (No Comments »)

Flight Among the Tombs

Prospects (No Comments »)
The Dover Bitch: A Criticism Of Life (1 Comment »)

The Darkness & The Light

Late Afternoon: The Onslaught Of Love (No Comments »)
Saul And David (No Comments »)
Witness (1 Comment »)

The Darkness And The Light

Lot’s Wife (No Comments »)

The Hard Hours

A Hill (No Comments »)

The Transparent Man

Curriculum Vitae (No Comments »)
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