The prevalence of a loose 'naturalness' in contemporary poetry has made the ordinary reader a poor critic when he encounters meter, rhyme, and the like; he can't well distinguish the honest, functional use of such a means from a frilly and obtrusive formalism, and that's too bad. Still, it would take a very ordinary reader to find a culpable artificiality in Thomas Whitbred's poems. Their language has a supple openness, as of an amiable and intelligent man talking; both in its playfulness and in its gravity, it avoids the stagey; and it easily enlists any suitable form in the pursuit and sharpening of its point. - Richard Wilbur
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Trade Paperback. Etat : Very Good. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Clean, tight copy. Faint wear and creasing to cover. N° de réf. du vendeur 00515803
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Vendeur : Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, Etats-Unis
First Edition. First edition. Softcover. 71 pages. Simultaneous paperback issue of this collection of poems. Features a foreword by Richard Wilbur. A near fine copy in wrappers with some slight sunning to the spine. N° de réf. du vendeur 213485
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Vendeur : A Squared Books (Don Dewhirst), South Lyon, MI, Etats-Unis
paperback. Etat : Very Good. New York, 1993; signed and inscribed by poet; illustrated green cloth covers; mild edge and corner wear; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; Interior is clean and unmarked; 71 pages. Signed by Author. N° de réf. du vendeur JK0600
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Softcover. Etat : Near Fine. First Edition. First Printing, printed in October of 1982. "Spur" bookplate of famous author, screenwriter, and bookman Larry McMurtry on front pastedown. This book was from McMurtry's private library and was purchased from a collector who personally knows McMurtry. Foreword by Richard Wilbur. No spine crease. Both ends of spine very gently rubbed. Corners very gently rubbed. No highlighting or underlining. Text clean. Ships same or next business day. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 71 pages. N° de réf. du vendeur 80240
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Softcover. Etat : Fine. First edition, wrappered issue. Foreword by Richard Wilbur. Fine in wrappers. N° de réf. du vendeur 102317
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