Selected Poems (Penguin Poets)

Selected Poems (Penguin Poets)

From the early virtuosity of Some Trees and The Tennis Court Oath through the triumphs of The Double Dream of Spring and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror to the latest brilliance of A Waveâ€”each new collection of John Ashberyâ€™s verse has broken new ground.

Now, from the whole range of a lifetimeâ€™s work, Ashbery has chosen his own selection of 138 poems, including short lyrics, haiku, prose poems, and many of his major long poems. Seeing these great works together in one volume, readers will be able to savor a distillation of John Ashberyâ€™s work and appreciate fully how remarkable is his achievement.

â€œContains Ashberyâ€™s greatest work and confirms his position as one of Americaâ€™s finest poets since Wallace Stevens.â€â€”Edward Guerschi, Newsday

â€œMr. Ashbery remains one of his generationâ€™s most gifted and eloquent poets . . . He writes persuasivelyâ€”and movinglyâ€”of the poetic process, of the attempts of the artist to wring order out of chaos.â€â€”Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

â€œNo other poet is as daring . . .. None inhabits such a Versailles of the imagination. This formidable new volume offers the finest of his oeuvre.â€â€”Carolyn Forche, Vanity FairÂ
Country USA
Brand Penguin
Manufacturer Penguin Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780140585537
Color Grey
ReleaseDate 1986-12-02
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780140585537

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin
Manufacturer	Penguin Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780140585537
Color	Grey
ReleaseDate	1986-12-02
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780140585537

Selected Poems (Penguin Poets)

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