Wallace Stevens

Alison Johnson

In this accessible biography filled with fascinating glimpses behind the routine of Wallace Stevens's daily life, Alison Johnson helps readers to understand the man who was not only one of America's leading poets, but also the dean of surety bonds in the American insurance world and a vice president at The Hartford, one of America's leading insurance companies. This biography offers extensive insight into the creative processes of this prolific poet, who jotted down ideas and phrases for many of his poems as he walked the two-mile route between his home and his office in downtown Hartford. In her exploration of the psychology of this very private poet, Johnson delves into his great disappointment in the woman he married, examining three bitter poems he wrote about their failed relationship, poems he chose not to include in his books of poetry. Johnson explores the evidence that after...