Winter Stars

Jul 30, 2026

Winter Stars is a poetry collection by Larry Levis, published by the University of Pittsburgh Press in 1985. The volume brings together multiple sections of poems, including “The Poet at Seventeen,” “Adolescence,” “The Cry,” “South,” and “Irish Music,” followed by elegies and later-grouped works such as “Let Nothing You Dismay” and “Puyé.” Several poems are credited to earlier journals and anthologies, reflecting a curated range of voices, memories, and stylistic explorations. Acknowledgments note fellowship support that helped complete the manuscript.

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WINTER STARS

The Poet at Seventeen

Adolescence

The Cry

Winter Stars

South

Irish Music

Family Romance

ELEGIES

Though His Name Is Infinite, My Father Is Asleep

Childhood Ideogram

LET NOTHING YOU DISMAY

In the City of Light

My Story in a Late Style of Fire

There Are Two Worlds

Oklahoma

After the Blue Note Closes

The Quilt

Decrescendo

PUYÉ

A Letter

VARIATIONS

Whitman:

Some Grass along a Ditch Bank

Two Variations on a Theme by Kobayashi

Those Graves in Rome

SENSATIONALISM

The Assimilation of the Gypsies

Sensationalism

[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) Also by Larry Levis Wrecking Crew, 1972 The Afterlife, 1977 The Dollmaker's Ghost, 1981 Winter Stars, 1985 The Widening Spell of the Leaves, 1991 [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) Winter Stars Larry Levis University of Pittsburgh Press [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) Published by the University of Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15260 Copyright © 1985, Larry Levis All rights reserved Eurospan, London Manufactured in the United States of America Printed on acid-free paper Third printing, 1992 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Levis, Larry. Winter Stars. (Pitt poetry series) I. Title. II. Series. PS3562 . E922W5 1985 811′.54 84-21957 ISBN 0-8229-3511-2 ISBN 0-8229-5368-4 (pbk.) A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. “After the Blue Note Closes,”“Family Romance,”“My Story in a Late Style of Fire,”“Oklahoma,”“South,”“There Are Two Worlds,”“Two Variations on a Theme by Kobayashi,” and “Winter Stars”originally appeared in The American Poetry Review. The longish poem which comprises the entire section “Puyé,” entitled “A Letter,” was first published in Antaeus.“Adolescence,”“The Cry,” “Irish Music,” and “Though His Name Is Infinite, My Father Is Asleep” are reprinted from Antioch Review.“Decrescendo” and “The Quilt” were originally published in Quarterly West.“Some Grass along a Ditch Bank” first appeared in Seattle Review.“Whitman:” was first published in an anthology, Walt Whitman: The Measure of His Song (Holy Cow! Press, 1982), and was later reprinted in The Pushcart Prize, VII: Best of the Small Presses. I would like to thank the editors of the above publications for first printing my work. I am especially grateful to the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation for a fellowship which enabled me to finish the manuscript of this book of poems. I would like to thank Marcia Southwick, Philip Levine, and David St. John for their constant help and understanding. ISBN-13: 978-0-8229-9110-6 (electronic) [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) The publication of this book is supported by grants from the National Endowment for theArts in Washington, D. C., a Federal agency, and the Pennsylvania Council on theArts. [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) For my mother and in memory of my father [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) CONTENTS WINTER STARS The Poet at Seventeen Adolescence The Cry Winter Stars South Irish Music Family Romance ELEGIES Though His Name Is Infinite, My Father Is Asleep Childhood Ideogram LET NOTHING YOU DISMAY In the City of Light My Story in a Late Style of Fire There Are Two Worlds Oklahoma After the Blue Note Closes The Quilt Decrescendo PUYÉ A Letter VARIATIONS Whitman: Some Grass along a Ditch Bank Two Variations on a Theme by Kobayashi Those Graves in Rome SENSATIONALISM The Assimilation of the Gypsies Sensationalism [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) Winter Stars [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)

FAQs

Who is the author and publisher of Winter Stars?

Winter Stars is by Larry Levis and published by the University of Pittsburgh Press in 1985.

What major sections does the book include?

The contents list sections including “WINTER STARS,” “ELEGIES,” “LET NOTHING YOU DISMAY,” “PUYÉ,” “VARIATIONS,” and “SENSATIONALISM.”

Are the poems originally published elsewhere?

Many poems note original publication in journals or anthologies, including The American Poetry Review, Antaeus, Antioch Review, Quarterly West, and Seattle Review.

Jul 30, 2026

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