The Kitchen Sink; New and Selected Poems, 1972-2007
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First edition · Signed · In dust jacket
St. Paul: Graywolf Press, 2007. First Graywolf Printing, 2007. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Michael Pointer (Author photograph). xx, 345, [3] pages. Coda. Autographed sticker on front of DJ. Signed by the author on the title page. Minor bottom edge soiling. Minor DJ wear. Minor corner bumping. Albert Goldbarth has created an unmistakable signature style, learned, copious, hilarious, and heartbreaking, which has so far spanned an award-winning career of thirty-five years. The Kitchen Sink brings together forty new poems with a rich selection of earlier poetry, ranging from the brief, flickering lyric to the long, narrative sequence. Goldbarth exerts a wild showmanship and an ever-widening scope to illustrate the complex character and interconnectedness of humanity, history, and art. The Kitchen Sink is the definitive book by one of America's most original and entertaining poets. Albert Goldbarth (born January 31, 1948) is an American poet. He has won the National Book Critics Circle award for "Saving Lives" and "Heaven and Earth: A Cosmology", the only poet to receive the honor two times. He also won the Mark Twain Award for Humorous Poetry in 2008. The poetry of Albert Goldbarth is widely praised, and he has published extensively, with more than 30 collections to his credit, including poetry and essays. Goldbarth was awarded The Chad Walsh Poetry Prize by the Beloit Poetry Journal in 1994. Goldbarth received his BA from the University of Illinois in 1969 and his MFA from t
- Publisher: Graywolf Press
- Year: 2007
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: hardcover
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