Search Party: Collected Poems

When William Matthews died, the day after his fifty-fifth birthday, America lost one of its most important poets, one whose humor and wit were balanced by deep emotion, whose off-the-cuff inventiveness belied the acuity of his verse. Drawing from his eleven collections and including twenty-three previously unpublished poems, Search Party is the essential compilation of this beloved poet's work. Edited by his son, Sebastian Matthews, and William Matthews's friend and fellow poet Stanley Plumly (who also introduces the book), Search Party is an excellent introduction to the poet and his glistening riffs on twentieth-century topics from basketball to food to jazz.

Author: William Matthews
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 04/05/2005
Pages: 314
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.10d
ISBN13: 9780618565856
ISBN10: 061856585X
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | American | Asian American & Pacific Islander
- Poetry | Caribbean & Latin American