Thom Gunn





Thom Gunn

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born
August 29, 1929 in Gravesend, Kent, The United Kingdom

died
April 25, 2004

gender
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Average rating: 4.02 · 366 ratings · 37 reviews · 28 distinct works
The Man With Night Sweats
4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 127 ratings7 editions
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Collected Poems
4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 82 ratings4 editions
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Boss Cupid: Poems
3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 42 ratings6 editions
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Selected Poems
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3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1974 — 6 editions
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My Sad Captains
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Jack Straw's Castle
3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings4 editions
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The Passages Of Joy
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Ezra Pound: Poems
3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions
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The Occasions of Poetry: Es...
4.6 of 5 stars 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1982 — 3 editions
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Fighting Terms
4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1970
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More books by Thom Gunn…
“Deep feeling doesn't make for good poetry. A way with language would be a bit of help.”
Thom Gunn

“Their relationship consisted
In discussing if it existed.”
Thom Gunn

“As humans we look at things and think about what we've looked at. We treasure it in a kind of private art gallery.”
Thom Gunn