Effort at Speech: New and Selected Poems

Meredith, William

ISBN 10: 0810150719 / ISBN 13: 9780810150713

Published by TriQuarterly, 1997

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Very good condition. Minimal shelf wear. Clean and all intact. No writing or marking. Not Ex-Library.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Effort at Speech: New and Selected Poems
• Publisher: TriQuarterly
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0810150719
• ISBN 13: 9780810150713
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Poetry

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Synopsis

Winner, 1997 National Book Award for Poetry

A contemporary of Berryman, Bishop, and Lowell, William Meredith shared neither the bohemian excesses of the Beats nor the exhibitionist excesses of the "confessional" poets. Rather, he was known as a poet whose unadorned, formal verse marked him as a singular voice. Effort at Speech, the definitive collection of Meredith's life work, contains poems chosen by the author from throughout his career, as well as several new works and an essay by Michael Collier placing Meredith in his times.

About the Author

William Morris Meredith, Jr. (January 9, 1919 – May 30, 2007) was an American poet and educator. He was Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1978 to 1980.