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The Book of Nightmares
Contributor(s): Kinnell, Galway (Author)

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 ISBN: 0395120985     ISBN-13: 9780395120989
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
OUR PRICE: $18.99  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 1973
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Annotation: The Book of Nightmares, a long visionary poem in ten parts comprised of seven strophes each, was first published in 1971 and is generally regarded as Galway Kinnell's masterpiece.
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BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | American - General
- Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Death, Grief, Loss
Dewey: 811.54
LCCN: 71134312
Physical Information: 0.27" H x 5.51" W x 8.2" L (0.25 lbs) 88 pages
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
 
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Publisher Description:
Galway Kinnell's poetry has always been marked by richness of language, devotion to the things and creatures of the world, and an effort to transform every understanding into the universality of art.

Contributor Bio(s): Kinnell, Galway: - GALWAY KINNELL (1927-2014) was a MacArthur Fellow and state poet of Vermont. In 1982 his Selected Poems won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. For many years he was the Erich Maria Remarque Professor of Creative Writing at New York University, as well as a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets. For thirty-five years--from The Book of Nightmares to Mortal Acts and, most recently, Strong Is Your Hold--Galway Kinnell enriched American poetry, not only with his poems but also with his teaching and powerful public readings.
 
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