Waking in Blue
poem by Lowell
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discussed in biography
- In Robert Lowell: Life Studies and confessional poetry
Chief among these are “Waking in Blue,” which tells of Lowell’s confinement in a mental hospital, and “Skunk Hour,” which conveys his mental turmoil with dramatic intensity.
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“Life Studies”
- In Life Studies
…well-known “Skunk Hour” and “Waking in Blue,” which reveals the poet’s intimate, even painful views of his youth, his imprisonment for conscientious objection during World War II, his marriage, and his stay in a mental hospital.
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