Anthony Hecht

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.

Bibliography

Poetry

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• A Summoning of Stones (1954)
• The Hard Hours (1968)
• The Venetian Vespers (1979)
• Flight Among the Tombs (1998)
• The Darkness and the Light (2001)

Other Works

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• ' (1986)
• ' (1994)
• ' (2003)