Selected poems Strand, Mark

Strand, Mark

ISBN 10: 068911088X / ISBN 13: 9780689110887

Published by Atheneum, 1980

About this Item

1980 Atheneum hard cover - 1st edition 1st printing - signed by Strand with inscription on title page - no dust jacket - 1 page loose - minor sun fade to cover - otherwise cover fine binding strong contents clean - enjoy.

Seller Inventory # UX3-WC9-CJ8

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Selected poems Strand, Mark
• Publisher: Atheneum
• Publication Date: 1980
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 068911088X
• ISBN 13: 9780689110887
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

In this compilation of older and newer poems, Strand demonstrates his mastery of cadence and narrative style.

About the Author

Mark Strand was born in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and was raised and educated in the United States and South America.He is the author of many books of poems, a book of stories, and three volumes of translations, and he was the editor of several anthologies. He received many honors and awards, including a MacArthur Fellowship, the Pulitzer Prize (forBlizzard of One), the Bollingen Prize, and the Gold Medal for Poetry from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. In 1990, he was appointed poet laureate of the United States. He died in August 2013."