Item Description: |
Reprint. Originally published: New York : Pantheon Books, 1965. "A Borzoi Book"-- T.p. verso. |
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Physical Description: |
179 p. : ill. ; 17 cm. |
ISBN: |
0394889649 (pbk.) : |
Author Notes: |
In addition to writing poetry, he reviewed it during a brief period spent as poetry editor for The Nation. Poetry and the Age and A Sad Heart at the Supermarket are collections of his essays as a poetry critic. His teaching career included stints at Kenyon College, the University of Texas, Sarah Lawrence College, the University of Illinois, and the University of North Carolina/Greensboro. He also was the 11th Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, a position that now bears the title Poet Laureate. He was hit by a car in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and died in October 14, 1965 at the age of 51. (Bowker Author Biography) |