Poets of the Civil War
Other Authors: | McClatchy, J. D., 1945- |
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Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
[New York] :
Library of America,
c2005.
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Series: |
American poets project
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Physical Description: |
xxvii, 211 p. ; 20 cm. |
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Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-203). |
ISBN: |
1931082766 (alk. paper) |
Author Notes: |
He was a poet, editor, anthologist, translator, and critic. He wrote eight volumes of poetry including Scenes from Another Life, Stars Principal, Kilim, Ten Commandments, The Rest of the Way, Mercury Dressing, Hazmat, and Plundered Hearts. He edited the Library of America's 2007 volume Thornton Wilder: Collected Plays and Writings on Theater. His volumes of criticism included White Paper: On Contemporary American Poetry and Twenty Questions. His anthologies included Poets on Painters: Essays on the Art of Painting by Twentieth-Century Poets, The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Poetry, and Love Speaks Its Name: Gay and Lesbian Love Poems. His poems and essays appeared in numerous publications including The New Yorker, The New York Times Book Review, and The Paris Review. He received two Lambda Literary Awards and Poetry magazine's Levinson Prize. He was also the author of opera librettos. He died from cancer on April 10, 2018 at the age of 72. (Bowker Author Biography) |