This selection of William Jay Smith's work of sixty years covers the entire career of one of America's acknowledged poetic masters. It moves from the dark pre-war lyrics (Quail in Autumn) to the powerful long-lined free verse of the 1960s (The Tin Can). Here are memorable WWII lyrics (Dark Valentine) and masterful light verse (The Tall Poets), displaying the wit that enlivens all of Smith's work. Previously uncollected poems range from a haunting delineation of the ironies of age in "The Shipwreck" to the dramatic intensity ...
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This selection of William Jay Smith's work of sixty years covers the entire career of one of America's acknowledged poetic masters. It moves from the dark pre-war lyrics (Quail in Autumn) to the powerful long-lined free verse of the 1960s (The Tin Can). Here are memorable WWII lyrics (Dark Valentine) and masterful light verse (The Tall Poets), displaying the wit that enlivens all of Smith's work. Previously uncollected poems range from a haunting delineation of the ironies of age in "The Shipwreck" to the dramatic intensity of The Cherokee Lottery, which deals with the forced removal of Indian tribes east of the Mississippi. Praise for William Jay Smith: "A most gifted and original poet... One of the very few who cannot be confused with anybody else." -- Richard Wilbur "William Jay Smith has been one of our best poets for more than sixty years, and The Cherokee Lottery is his masterwork: taut, harrowing, eloquent, and profoundly memorable." -- Harold Bloom "His best poems are unlike anything else in contemporary American literature... Although often based on realistic situations, Smith's compressed, formal lyrics develop language musically in a way which summons an intricate, dreamlike set of images and associations." -- Dana Gioia "William Jay Smith has given us many of the truest and purest poems an American has written: the most resonantly musical, the most magical." -- X. J. Kennedy
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Add this copy of The World Below the Window: Poems 1937-1997 (Johns to cart. $2.42, good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by The Johns Hopkins University Pre.
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Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Standard-sized.
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Add this copy of World Below the Window: Poems 1937-1997 to cart. $16.49, very good condition, Sold by Avenue Victor Hugo Bookshop rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newmarket, NH, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Johns Hopkins University.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. Size: 6x0x9; Octavo, 9 1/2" tall, 240pp, black cloth. A fine, clean, neat hard cover first edition with little shelf wear; hinges and binding tight, paper white. In a near fine, lightly edge worn dust jacketmall scuff to rear panel of dustjacket. Publisher's promo sheet and author's photo laid in.
Add this copy of The World Below the Window: Poems 1937-1997 (Johns to cart. $17.00, very good condition, Sold by BookHouse On-Line rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Minneapolis, MN, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by The Johns Hopkins University Press.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. First Printing with full number line. Very good hardcover in very good dust jacket. Very light wear to DJ. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; boards and text also very good. Exterior looks great, shelfwear is very minor. An excellent copy. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Add this copy of The World Below the Window: Poems 1937-1997 (Johns to cart. $19.20, good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Johns Hopkins University Press.
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Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Standard-sized.
Add this copy of The World Below the Window, Poems 1937-1997 to cart. $22.00, very good condition, Sold by Common Crow Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pittsburgh, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by The Johns Hopkins University Press.
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Near Fine in near fine jacket. Inscribed to fellow writer Hilary Masters by Smith on the front flyleaf and also signed by him on the titlepage. First edition, 1988. Cloth hardcover in dust jacket, 240 pp., clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy in Near Fine dust jacket. Dust jacket housed in archival dust jacket protector.
Add this copy of The World Below the Window: Poems 1937-1997 (Johns to cart. $27.91, very good condition, Sold by Monarchy Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Toronto, ON, CANADA, published 1998 by The Johns Hopkins University Press.
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Very Good. Very Good Dust Jacket. Size: 9x6x0; Clean, Nearly as new condition. 241 pages. signed at the tittle page by the author "William Jay Smithbased on your address. -We can ship from USA and Canada. Specializing in academic, collectible and historically significant, providing the utmost quality and customer service satisfaction. For any questions feel free to email us.
Add this copy of The World Below the Window: Poems 1937-1997 to cart. $28.25, like new condition, Sold by Monarchy Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Toronto, ON, CANADA, published 1998 by Johns Hopkins Univ Pr.
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Fine. Very Good Dust Jacket. Size: 9x6x0; Clean, Nearly as new condition. 241 pages. signed at the tittle page by the author "William Jay Smithbased on your address. -We can ship from USA and Canada. Specializing in academic, collectible and historically significant, providing the utmost quality and customer service satisfaction. For any questions feel free to email us.
