Kenneth Koch
American poet associated with the New York School known for his witty, playful, and encyclopedic poems. Ko or A Season on Earth and The Duplications show his gift for comic narrative verse.
Works
- Poems
- Ko or A Season on EarthNarrative poem combining adventure, comedy, and philosophical meditations on life
- The Art of LoveDidactic poem modeled on Ovid providing absurdist advice on the nature of love
- Seasons on Earth
- New AddressesPoems addressed to contemporary figures and friends with playful, conversational tone