Walking To Martha's Vineyard: Poems (Signed First Edition)

Franz Wright

ISBN 10: 0375415181 / ISBN 13: 9780375415180

Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2004

About this Item

First edition. First printing. Very fine/very fine. A pristine unread copy. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. Wright has signed his name only, without any other writing. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 2004. Purchased new and never opened except for author to sign. You cannot find a better copy.

Seller Inventory # pamm26

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Walking To Martha's Vineyard: Poems (Signed First Edition)
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0375415181
• ISBN 13: 9780375415180
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Poetry
  • Pulitzer Prize

About this title

Synopsis

A collection of poems reflecting the regard for life in every form and the belief in the promise of blessing and renewal, sharing through a series of prayer-like works observations of such topics as a suicidal animal, snowflakes, and love.

About the Author

\Franz Wright was born in Vienna in 1953 and grew up in the Northwest, the Midwest, and Northern California. His most recent works include The Beforelife (which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize) and Ill Lit: Selected & New Poems. He has been the recipient of two National Endowment for the Arts grants, a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Whiting Fellowship, and the PEN/Voelcker Prize, among other honors. He works at the Edinburg Center for Mental Health and the Center for Grieving Children and Teenagers and lives in Waltham, Massachusetts, with his wife, Elizabeth.