Ill Lit: Selected & New Poems (Signed First Edition)

Franz Wright

ISBN 10: 0932440827 / ISBN 13: 9780932440822

Published by Oberlin College Press, 1998

About this Item

Oberlin, Ohio: Oberlin College Press [1998]. First edition. First printing. Hardbound. SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE (his name only, without any other writing). A pristine unread copy in dust jacket. Very fine/Very fine in all respects. Purchased new and opened only for the author to sign. Smoke-free. Shipped in well padded box.

Seller Inventory # bpas0306-9

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ill Lit: Selected & New Poems (Signed First Edition)
• Publisher: Oberlin College Press
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0932440827
• ISBN 13: 9780932440822
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Poetry

About this title

Synopsis

Franz Wright was recognized as one of the leading poets of his generation even before he won the 2004 Pulitzer Prize. His voice and sensibility are distinctive, and the places he goes are ones where not many writers are able or willing to venture. The dark world of his poems, which face many of the hardest truths we must learn to live with, is lit by humor, tenderness, compassion, and honesty. For this edition, the poet has selected from the best of his previous collections, in some cases making substantial revisions, and has added his newest poems. The resulting collection is exciting in its breadth, consistency, depth, and distinction.

Review

"This is a terrific book by a terrific poet. Never has any poet, anywhere, been so darkminded and at the same time so almost playful, so childlike about it all. A unique and major talent."