The Selected Levis by Larry Levis

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Summary

Edited and with an Afterword by David St. John

When Larry Levis died suddenly in 1996, Philip Levine wrote that he had years earlier recognized Levis as "the most gifted and determined young poet I have ever had the good fortune to have in one of my classes.

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The Selected Levis by Larry Levis

A collection of the poems of Larry Levis. It features poetry selected from his first five books: Wrecking Crew (1972); The Afterlife (1976); The Dollmaker's Ghost (1981); Winter Stars (1985); and The Widening Spell of the Leaves (1991).

Larry Levis was born in Fresno, California, in 1946. His first book of poems, Wrecking Crew, won the United States Award from the International Poetry Forum, and was published in the Pitt Poetry Series in 1972. His second book, The Afterlife, won the Lamont Award from the American Academy of Poets in 1976. In 1981, The Dollmaker's Ghost was a winner of the Open Competition of the National Poetry Series. Among his other awards were three fellowships in poetry from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Fulbright Fellowship, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. Larry Levis died in 1996.

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ISBN 13 9780822941415
ISBN 10 0822941414
Title The Selected Levis
Author Larry Levis
Series Pitt Poetry Series
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher University of Pittsburgh Press
Year published 2000-10-12
Number of pages 277
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.