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| Author | John Ashbery |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Viking Press |
Publication date | February 15, 1972 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 95 |
| ISBN | 0-670-70906-9 |
Three Poems is the fifth poetry collection by American writer John Ashbery, published on February 15, 1972, by Viking Press.
Background
editPublication
editViking Press published the book in hardcover on February 15, 1972, with a list price of $5.95 (equivalent to about $33 in 2023, adjusted for inflation). Viking printed between 1,000–1,144 hardcover copies.[1] The first paperback edition, in a run of 5,000 copies, arrived the same day with a list price of $2.25 (about $12 in 2023).[2] Ecco Press published a second edition in 1989 with a new cover designed by Trevor Winkfield, a painter and friend of Ashbery.[3]
Contents
edit| Order | Title | Previous publication | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Journal | ||
| 1 | "The New Spirit" | — | |
| 2 | "The System" | — | |
| 3 | "The Recital" | — | |
Critical reception
editCitations
edit- ^ Kermani 1976, p. 31.
- ^ Kermani 1976, p. 32.
- ^ Diggory et al. 2009, p. 505.
Sources
edit- Diggory, Mark, ed. (2009). Encyclopedia of the New York School Poets. Facts on File, Inc. (an imprint of Infobase Publishing). ISBN 978-0-8160-5743-6.
- Kermani, David K. (1976). John Ashbery: A Comprehensive Bibliography, Including His Art Criticism, and with Selected Notes from Unpublished Materials. Garland Reference Library of the Humanities. Vol. Vol. 14. Garland Publishing. ISBN 0-8240-9997-4 – via the Internet Archive (registration required).
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