Collected Poems 1956-1987 by John Ashbery (English) Paperback Book

Description: Collected Poems 1956-1987 by John Ashbery A landmark gathering of the first three decades of work by Americas preeminent living poet. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description John Ashberys "Collected Poems 1956-1987" contains the complete text of the poets first twelve books, from "Some Trees" (1956), selected for publication by W.H. Auden, to "April Galleons" (1987), and including "The Vermont Notebook" (1975) with the original artwork by Joe Brainard, and "Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror" (1976), which won the Pulitzer Prize, together with a selection of more than sixty previously uncollected poems. To read Ashberys work in sequence is to experience the magnitude of his presence in American poetry over these four decades, as innovator and influence. His poetry, an exuberant script for survival (Marina Warner), light-footed and delectably irresponsible (Alfred Brendel), fascinates with virtuosic complexity and delights with wry humour. A restless explorer of the modern world, alive to language and impression, Ashbery enlarges the possibilities of poetry. With a detailed chronology and notes on the poems, "Collected Poems 1956-1987" is an indispensable compilation of the work of one of the essential poets of our time. Notes This volume spans a dozen of Ashberys most important collections, as well as some uncollected before, plus an introduction. Author Biography JOHN ASHBERY was born in Rochester, New York, in 1927. He has published some twenty collections of poetry, beginning in 1953 with Turandot and Other Poems. In 1976, Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror won the Pulitzer, National Book Award, and National Book Critics Circle Award. His art writings are collected in Reported Sightings: Art Chronicles 1957-1987 (Carcanet, 1990) and his literary essays appear in the Charles Eliot Norton Lectures, Other Traditions (Harvard University Press, 2000), and in Selected Prose (Carcanet, 2004). Widely honoured internationally, he is the recipient of the Robert Frost Medal from the Poetry Society of America, the Wallace Stevens Award from the Academy of American Poets, the Gold Medal for Poetry from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Horst Bienck Prize for Poetry from the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts (Munich), the Antonio Feltrinelli International Prize for Poetry from the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei (Rome), and the Grand Prix des Biennales Internationales de Poesie (Brussels), all given for lifetime achievement. In 2002 he was named Officier of the Legion dHonneur of the Republic of France. His work has been translated into more than twenty-five languages. Review If theres a modern poet you need on your shelves, and in your head, its Ashbery NICHOLAS LEZARD, THE GUARDIAN Long Description John Ashberys "Collected Poems 1956-1987" contains the complete text of the poets first twelve books, from "Some Trees" (1956), selected for publication by W.H. Auden, to "April Galleons" (1987), and including "The Vermont Notebook" (1975) with the original artwork by Joe Brainard, and "Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror" (1976), which won the Pulitzer Prize, together with a selection of more than sixty previously uncollected poems. To read Ashberys work in sequence is to experience the magnitude of his presence in American poetry over these four decades, as innovator and influence. His poetry, an exuberant script for survival (Marina Warner), light-footed and delectably irresponsible (Alfred Brendel), fascinates with virtuosic complexity and delights with wry humour. A restless explorer of the modern world, alive to language and impression, Ashbery enlarges the possibilities of poetry. With a detailed chronology and notes on the poems, "Collected Poems 1956-1987" is an indispensable compilation of the work of one of the essential poets of our time. Details ISBN1847770584 Author John Ashbery ISBN-10 1847770584 ISBN-13 9781847770585 Media Book Format Paperback Publisher Carcanet Press Ltd Imprint Carcanet Press Ltd Place of Publication Manchester Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Mark Ford DEWEY 821.914 Birth 1927 Illustrations illustrations Short Title COLL POEMS 1956-1987 REV/E Language English Pages 1043 AU Release Date 2010-09-28 NZ Release Date 2010-09-28 Edition Description Revised ed. Audience General Year 2010 Publication Date 2010-09-28 UK Release Date 2010-09-28 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:33358595;

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