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New Selected Poems of Mark Strand

Mark Strand

From Sleeping with One Eye Open (1964) through the wonderful middle work that includes The Continuous Life (1990) and crowned by the Pulitzer Prize-winning Blizzard of One (1998) and his most recent new collection, Man and Camel (2006), this book gives us an essential selection of Mark Strand's poetry from across the entire span of his remarkable career to date.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
  • Publish Date: Jan 13rd, 2009
  • Pages: 288
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.42in - 6.30in - 0.82in - 0.85lb
  • EAN: 9780375711275
  • Categories: American - GeneralAmerican - GeneralSubjects & Themes - Love & Erotica

About the Author

Mark Strand has received numerous honors and awards, including a MacArthur Fellowship and the Pulitzer Prize. In 1990 he was named Poet Laureate of the United States. A longtime resident of Chicago, he now lives in New York City and teaches at Columbia University.

Praise for this book

"The first panoramic view of . . . a poet who has mattered deeply to poets and readers alike. Strand's is one of the contemporary voices that will not fade." --Publishers Weekly

"New Selected Poems is a necessary book . . . Among the best work by any living poet." --Dan Chiasson, The New Yorker