Dark Harbor: A Poem

Strand, Mark

ISBN 10: 0679418865 / ISBN 13: 9780679418863

Published by Alfred A. Knopf / A Borzoi Book / Random House, New York, 1993

About this Item

Second printing (before publication) of the stated first edition. Signed and inscribed by Mark Strand directly on the title page to novelist Nicholas Delbanco: "For Nick! / with affection and / admiration. / Mark." Additionally, Strand draws an arrow from "Mark" up to the top of the title-page where his full name is in print. Book in fine condition; upper corner tips lightly rubbed, else dust jacket in fine condition. Pulitzer Prize recipient.

Seller Inventory # 023216

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dark Harbor: A Poem
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf / A Borzoi Book / Random House, New York
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0679418865
• ISBN 13: 9780679418863
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Lilo Raymond (Author photo); Cathryn S. Aison (Jacket design); Nicholas Delbanco (Association); William Bailey
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • A Collection of Poetry
  • Signed First Editions
  • Association Copies

About this title

Synopsis

A collection of interconnected poems reflecs a wide range of moods and changes of tone

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 (for Blizzard 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.