This first gathering of the poet's later work continues but also stands in contrast to his early poems as presented in the monumental Collected Poems 1945-1975 (University of California Press, 1982). Few poets have so clear a demarcation in their work. In 1976, Creeley set off to visit nine countries in the Far East, to explore his sense of self in a foreign landscape. He found not only a "company" of fellow beings but also a transformed sense of life and subsequently a new family. He sees today that these three books in a single volume emphasize the "determined change in my life they are the issue of." They record a watershed period when Creeley "moved beyond his early influences to become a unique master" (Publishers Weekly, about Mirrors).
- ISBN10 0811213978
- ISBN13 9780811213974
- Publish Date 5 January 1999
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 17 December 2012
- Publish Country US
- Imprint New Directions Publishing Corporation
- Format Paperback
- Pages 320
- Language English