Isbn: 9780547928289 - new and selected poems: 1962-2012 (6 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good. "It takes just one glimpse of Charles Simic's work to establish that he is a master, ruler of his own eccentric kingdom of jittery syntax and signature insight." -Los Angeles Times For over fifty years, Charles Simic has been widely celebrated for his brilliant and innovative poetic imagery, his sardonic wit, and a voice all his own. He has been awarded nearly every major literary prize for his poetry, including a Pulitzer and a MacArthur grant, in addition to serving as the poet laureate of the United States in 2007 and 2008. In this new volume, he distills his life's work, combining for the first time the best of his early poems with his later works--including nearly three dozen revisions--along with seventeen new, never-before-published poems. Simic's body of work draws inspiration from a range of topics, from the inscrutability of ordinary life to American blues, from folktales to marriage and war. Consistently exciting and unexpected, the nearly four hundred poems in this volume represent the best of one of America's most distinguished and original poets.…

dj. Third printing. Hardcover. 355 pages. Anthology from this critically acclaimed writer who was the fifteenth Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. A very near fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. dj. Octavo, 355 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine is grey with white print. Dust jacket in mylar. Price unclipped: ?$30.00? Boards quarter bound with grey paper to spine and grey cloth to boards; light warping. Laid in: Program from Library of Congress poet laureates presentation of Charles Simic and Charles Wright (4 pages). Signed in ink by the author on the title page. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column BB. 1411122. FP New Rockville Stock.…

dj. First Edition. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 355 pages. Anthology from this critically acclaimed writer who was the fifteenth Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. A very near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with a crease to the front flap.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. Dust jacket in good condition. Second printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. DUST JACKET PREVIOUSLY ADHEARED TO PASTEDOWNS. New protective mylar applied to dust jacket. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Hard cover in very good condition, with unclipped dust jacket in good condition. General shelf and handling wear, including creasing to DJ edges, corners and folds, tanning and a small closed tear. Pageblock tanned, leading into page edges. Boards are very clean. Within, pages are tightly bound, and content is clear and bright. CN. Used.…