2012 Puddly Awards
 
 
Follow us on TwitterFollow us on FacebookFollow us on TumblrSubscribe to RSS


Recently Viewed clear list


Interviews | January 24, 2012

Jill Owens: IMG Ben Marcus: The Powells.com Interview



Ben MarcusBen Marcus's books The Age of Wire and String and Notable American Women were considered "experimental" fiction because of his unconventional use of... Continue »
  1. $18.17 Sale Hardcover add to wish list

    The Flame Alphabet

    Ben Marcus 9780307379375

spacer
Free Shipping!

Ships free on qualified orders.
$15.95
New Trade Paper
Ships in 1 to 3 days
Add to Wishlist
available for shipping or prepaid pickup only
Available for In-store Pickup
in 7 to 12 days
Qty Store Section
25 Remote Warehouse Poetry- A to Z

The Book of Nightmares

by Galway Kinnell

The Book of Nightmares Cover

 

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Galway Kinnell's poetry has always been marked by richness of language, devotion to the things and creatures of the world, and an effort to transform every understanding into the universality of art.

Synopsis:

The Book of Nightmares, a long visionary poem in ten parts comprised of seven strophes each, was first published in 1971 and is generally regarded as Galway Kinnell's masterpiece.

About the Author

Galway Kinnell is a former MacArthur Fellow and has been state poet of Vermont. In 1982 his Selected Poems won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. For many years he was the Erich Maria Remarque Professor of Creative Writing at New York University. He is currently a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets. For thirty-five years--from WHAT A KINGDOM IT WAS to THE BOOK OF NIGHTMARES to THREEE BOOKS--Galway Kinnell has been enriching American poetry, not only by his poems but also by his teaching and his powerful public readings.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780395120989
Author:
Kinnell, Galway
Publisher:
Mariner Books
Author:
Kinnell, Galway
Location:
Boston
Subject:
General
Subject:
American
Subject:
Literature
Subject:
American - General
Subject:
Dreams
Subject:
Single Author / American
Subject:
Poetry-A to Z
Copyright:
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Publication Date:
May 1973
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
88
Dimensions:
8.20x5.51x.27 in. .25 lbs.

Other books you might like

  1. $3.50 Used Trade Paper add to wish list

    Duino Elegies

    Rainer Maria Rilke 9780393045017
  2. $9.95 Used Trade Paper add to wish list

    The Complete Poems, 1927-1979

    Elizabeth Bishop 9780374518172
  3. $9.50 Used Trade Paper add to wish list

    American Primitive

    Mary Oliver 9780316650045
  4. $12.99 Google eBooks add to wish list

    What Work Is

    Philip Levine 9780307761958
  5. $7.95 Used Trade Paper add to wish list

    The Book of Medicines

    Linda Hogan 9781566890106
  6. $12.99 New Trade Paper add to wish list

    The Country Between Us

    Carolyn Forche 9780060909260

Related Aisles

The Book of Nightmares New Trade Paper
0 stars - 0 reviews
$15.95 In Stock
Product details 88 pages Mariner Books - English 9780395120989 Reviews:
"Synopsis" by , The Book of Nightmares, a long visionary poem in ten parts comprised of seven strophes each, was first published in 1971 and is generally regarded as Galway Kinnell's masterpiece.
spacer
spacer
  • back to top
Follow us on...


Powell's City of Books is an independent bookstore in Portland, Oregon, that fills a whole city block with more than a million new, used, and out of print books. Shop those shelves — plus literally millions more books, DVDs, and eBooks — here at Powells.com.