Acquainted with the night
By: photographs by Lynn Saville ; poetry selected by Philip Fried ; introduction by Joseph Rosa ; foreword by Bill Moyers.
Contributors: Saville, Lynn.; Fried, Philip, 1945-
Publisher: Rizzoli; Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
Subjects: Night -- Poetry.
Description: The mysterious, seductive essence of the night has long entranced the imagination of artists and writers, and now it is the focus of a unique book that pairs evocative black-and-white photography with classic and contemporary poetry.

Lynn Saville's photographs, shot after dark in and around New York and at other urban and rural sites in the United States, Portugal, Greece, and India, reveal unusual aspects of familiar cities and monuments as well as the dusky allure of fringe areas such as Manhattan's industrial district and desolate waterfronts.

Accompanying the photographs are 35 poems and poetic excerpts about the night, beginning with Robert Frost's "Acquainted with the Night," which inspired the book's title and mood. Selected here are works by Walt Whitman, Langston Hughes, Charles Simic, and Octavio Paz, among other award-winning poets, and citations from ancient verse such as the Rig Veda and The Epic of Gilgamesh.

This volume speaks with contemplative beauty to those who love photography and poetry, and especially to all denizens of the night.
Notes: Includes index.