Donald Justice 1925 - 2004
Donald Justice is the author of eight books of poetry, the first five of
which are represented in his New and Selected Poems, published in
1995 by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. His most recent volume is the
forthcoming Orpheus Hesitated Beside the Black River, to be published
this year in London. He was born in Miami, Florida, in 1925 and earned
degrees from the University of Miami (B.A. 1945), where he studied
musical composition with Carl Ruggles, the University of North Carolina
(M.A. 1947), and the University of Iowa (Ph.D. 1954). He also
conducted postgraduate study at Stanford University from 1948-49. Before retiring in 1992, he
held teaching positions at The University of Florida, The University of Miami, The University of
Iowa, and Syracuse University among other institutions. He currently resides in Iowa City, Iowa.
"Now comes the evening of the mind.
Here are the fireflies twitching in the blood."
Les poèmes
