The Best of It: New and Selected Poems

Kay Ryan's recently concluded two-year term as the Library of Congress's sixteenth poet laureate is just the latest in an amazing array of accolades for this wonderfully accessible, widely loved poet--her awards include the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize from the Poetry Foundation, four Pushcart Prizes, and a Guggenheim fellowship. Ryan's The Best of It: New and Selected Poems has garnered lavish praise. The two hundred poems in The Best of It offer a stunning retrospective of her work, as well as a swath of never-before-published poems--all of which are sure to appeal equally to longtime fans and general readers.

Author: Kay Ryan
Publisher: Grove Press
Published: 04/02/2011
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 8.22h x 5.92w x 0.76d
ISBN13: 9780802145215
ISBN10: 0802145213
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | American | General
- Poetry | Subjects & Themes | General
- Poetry | LGBTQ+

About the Author
Kay Ryan served as Poet Laureate of the United States from 2008 through 2010.
She has long lived in Marin County, California.