The Vintage book of contemporary American poetry
2nd ed., newly rev. and expanded ed.
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Author
Contributions
- McClatchy, J. D., 1945- - Contributor
Publication
2003 - Vintage Books, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
154,250 words, Guess
Page Count
617 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3702739M
- ISBN-101400030935
- OCLC Control Number51962046
- OCLC Control Numbervintagebookofcon00mccl
- Library of Congress Control Number2003269652
and 2 more
- LibraryThing38545
- Goodreads203922
Classifications
- DDC811/.508
- LCCPS615 .V46 2003
Description
This book is a newly revised and expanded collection of poems from seventy-five of America's iconic poets of the past half-century, from Robert Lowell and Elizabeth Bishop, John Ashbery and Adrienne Rich, to Robert Haas and Louise Gluck, Sharon Olds and Mark Doty, from Sylvia Plath to Heather McHugh to Yusef Komunyakaa. It gathers together poetry from every region of the country and from the past fifty years.
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