The Selected Levis

The revised collection of Larry Levis poems selected by David St. John. Each of Levis's books was published to wide critical acclaim, and David St. John has collected together the best of his work from his first five books.

About the author

Larry Levis was born in Fresno, California, in 1946. His first book of poems, Wrecking Crew, won the United States Award from the International Poetry Forum, and was published in the Pitt Poetry Series in 1972. His second book, The Afterlife, won the Lamont Award from the American Academy of Poets in 1976. In 1981, The Dollmaker's Ghost was a winner of the Open Competition of the National Poetry Series. Among his other awards were three fellowships in poetry from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Fulbright Fellowship, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. Larry Levis died in 1996.

Summary

The revised collection of Larry Levis poems selected by David St. John. Each of Levis's books was published to wide critical acclaim, and David St. John has collected together the best of his work from his first five books.

Product details

• Authors: Larry Levis
• Assisted by: David St John (Editor), Dr. David St. John (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of Pittsburgh Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.09.2013
• EAN: 9780822957935
• ISBN: 978-0-8229-5793-5
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 174 mm x 289 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 345 g
• Series: Pitt Poetry (Paperback); Pitt Poetry Series; Pitt Poetry (Paperback); Pitt Poetry
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies