The best of it :
new and selected poems /
Kay Ryan.
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| Summary: | The author is the sixteenth Poet Laureate of the United States from 2008-2010. Here are her own selections of more than two hundred poems, offering both longtime followers and new readers a retrospective of her earlier work as well as a generous selection of new poems. Kay Ryan’s recently concluded two-year term as the Library of Congress’ sixteenth poet laureate is just the latest in an amazing array of accolades for this wonderfully accessible, widely loved poet—her awards include the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize from the Poetry Foundation, four Pushcart Prizes, and a Guggenheim fellowship. Ryan's The Best of It: New and Selected Poems has garnered lavish praise. The two hundred poems in The Best of It offer a stunning retrospective of her work, as well as a swath of never-before-published poems—all of which are sure to appeal equally to longtime fans and general readers. |
| In collection: | Stephen Griffin Collection |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York : [Berkeley, Calif.] :
Grove Press ;
[2010]
Distributed by Publishers Group West, |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Notes: | More than 200 poems, selected by the poet. Includes index. Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry. Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, 2011. Physical description: xiv, 270 pages ; 22 cm more |
| ISBN: | 9780802119148 080211914X 9780802145215 0802145213 |
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