About this title: This book includes most of the poems in each of Derek Walcott's seven collections, as selected by the poet, and the complete text of "Another Life" - a narrative poem of over four thousand lines that J.D. McClatchy, writing in "The New Republic," praised as "one of the best long autobiographical poems in English, with the narrative sweep, the lavish layering of details, and the mythic resonance of a certain classic." "Collect Poems" received the 1986 "Los Angeles Times" Book Prize for poetry
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date Published: 1987-01-01
ISBN-13:9780374520250ISBN:0374520259
Description: Like New. Like new softcover in excellent condition, no writing, non-smoking home, clean text, binding tight, Christian business. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Farrar Straus and Giroux, New York
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780374520250ISBN:0374520259
Description: Near Fine. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 12th ptg. : 1998. [xii], 516 pp. Minor shelf wear, a few light abrasions along lower rear fore-edge. Square, uncreased binding. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: New York: The Noonday Press
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780374520250ISBN:0374520259
Description: Good. Very Good minus; large softcover (515 pp. ); (6th ptg. -1992); wraps and outer pp. edges show a bit of shelfwear; text block clean, unmarked. Collection of poetry by winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, including the complete text of Another Life-a narrative poem of over four thousand lines. read more
Description: Very Good. This 6 x 9 softcover has 516 pages. This book includes most of the poems in each of Derek Wilcott's seven collections, as selected by the poet, and the complete text of Another Life, a narrative poem of over fourthosand lines that is an autobiographical poem. read more
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780374520250. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780374520250ISBN:0374520259
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: faber
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780374520250ISBN:0374520259
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Slight brwoning to block edges otherwise looks unread. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 515 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Softcover; Thirteenth Printing
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780374520250ISBN:0374520259
Description: G+/NONE. 0374520259. ISBN on back cover different than on copyright page. Random notation and underlining, minor toning surface and edges.; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 515 pages; Poetry, olive with black/white box upper end, fictcat tem. read more
Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN-13:9780374520250ISBN:0374520259
Description: Good. 0374520259 PAGES IN VERY GOOD CONDITION-I SHIP FAST-light edgewear/light creases on spine-Paperback-cover and first few pages are creased- read more
"One of the best poetry books I have ever read. I'm not exaggerating: I really do think that Walcott is the best living poet in the English language by a long way. Reading Walcott has restored my faith that it is still possible to write great poetry in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries: there are still great poets out there and Derek Walcott is one of them."
"There's a photo of President Obama walking out of 57th St. Books in Chicago, just a month before the election, with a new copy of this book under his arm. Sigh...."
"When I heard that President Obama (before he was President) was seen carrying around a volume of Walcott's poetry I put in my request at the library right away. I've renewed it so many times now that they won't let me have it anymore. It must go back today so that others may enjoy. I need purchase a copy for my own collection because I've become so attached.
In the beginning I struggled with Walcott. I was persistent and soon Walcott's world began to open for me. It is a sad and beautiful world. I can smell the sea air in his work and feel the grit of the sands. My favorite was "Oddjob, A Bull Terrier" - Anyone who has ever loved and lost a pet will feel this poem in their bones.
Other favorites: Early Pompeian The Light of the World Another Life Elsewhere The Arkansas Testament.
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