Anne Stevenson: Selected Poems: (American Poets Project #26)

Anne Stevenson

ISBN 10: 1598530194 / ISBN 13: 9781598530193

Published by Library of America, 2008

About this Item

2008; Limited edition 879/1312; signed. glossy illustrated paper covered boards with brown and blue titles; glossy illustrated paper jacket; mild shelf wear; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; Author signature on dedicated page, certificate of authenticity laid in; Interior is clean and unmarked; 205 pages.

Seller Inventory # SHY0646A

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Anne Stevenson: Selected Poems: (American Poets Project #26)
• Publisher: Library of America
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1598530194
• ISBN 13: 9781598530193
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Like New
• Weight: 11 ounces
• Signed: Signed by Author

About this title

Synopsis

On October 3rd, 2007 Anne Stevenson was named the second recipient of the Poetry Foundation's Neglected Masters Award. The award brings renewed critical attention to the life's work of a significant but under-recognized American poet. The Library of America is proud to publish Anne Stevenson: Selected Poems, edited by English Poet Laureate Andrew Motion, in conjunction with the award. Stevenson was born in England of American parents in 1933, grew up and received her schooling in New England and in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and has spent most of her adult life in England. This is the first American edition of her work in more than a generation.

About the American Poets Project
Elegantly designed in compact editions, printed on acid-free paper, and textually authoritative, the American Poets Project makes available the full range of the American poetic accomplishment, selected and introduced by today's most discerning poets and critics.

About the Author

Andrew Motion, volume editor, is Professor Creative Writing at Royal Holloway College and served as England's Poet Laureate from 1999 to 2009.