Richard Wilbur was invested as Poet Laureate of the United States in September 1987. This volume includes, in their entirety, the six earlier volumes of the author's poetry and in addition, 27 new poems and a cantata. Excluding only his verse translations of the plays of Moliere and Racine and his lyrics for Leonard Bernstein's score the musical "Candide", this new volume represents his lifetime work, thus far, in poetry and spans four decades from 1947 to 1987.
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Richard Wilbur was invested as Poet Laureate of the United States in September 1987. This volume includes, in their entirety, the six earlier volumes of the author's poetry and in addition, 27 new poems and a cantata. Excluding only his verse translations of the plays of Moliere and Racine and his lyrics for Leonard Bernstein's score the musical "Candide", this new volume represents his lifetime work, thus far, in poetry and spans four decades from 1947 to 1987.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Ripped/damaged jacket. The dust jacket of this book is slightly damaged/ripped, however, this does not affect the internal condition. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.
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Near Fine in Fine jacket. First British edition. Pages age-toned, else fine in fine dust jacket. This volume earned Wilbur his second Pulitzer Prize for poetry.
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Very Good. Uncorrected proof. Spine and lower shoulder sunned, cover with a small abrasion from label removal, very good. This volume earned Wilbur his second Pulitzer Prize for poetry.
I'm sure my voice is not needed to confirm Richard Wilbur's exceptional position in today's American poetry. It is a pleasure to read work that has so much art and such gifted professionalism, enriched by a thorough understanding and love of English. Each of these poems has provided me pleasure while it taught me about the nunances of form and its relationship to content. Reading him is for a poet what visiting great museums is for an artist.