Just the Thing
Selected Letters of James Schuyler, 1951-1991, Revised Anniversary Edition
$43.12
- Paperback
480 pages
- Release Date
13 February 2024
Summary
This fully updated edition of James Schuyler’s letters to three dozen intimates, published on the 100th anniversary of the writer’s birth, offers unparalleled insights into the lives, friendships, and sensibilities that sprang from the influential New York School.
James Schuyler’s effervescent takes on people, nature, art, writing, and love are on joyous display in his letters to John Ashbery, Ron Padgett, Barbara Guest, Alex Katz, Joe Brainard, Kenneth Koch, and many…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781885983817 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1885983816 |
| Author: | James Schuyler, William Corbett |
| Publisher: | Turtle Point Press |
| Imprint: | Turtle Point Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Release Date: | 13 February 2024 |
| Dimensions: | 228mm x 152mm |
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Critics Review
“An extraordinarily rich and compelling book, a wonder … the perfect companion to [Schuyler’s] brilliant and memorable poems.” —Paul Auster
About The Author
James Schuyler
James Schuyler (1923–1991) was the recipient of the 1981 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for The Morning of the Poem. He belonged to the first generation of New York School poets, along with Kenneth Koch, John Ashbery, Frank O’Hara, and Barbara Guest. He also wrote art criticism and three novels, including one with John Ashbery.
William Corbett (1942-2018) was a poet, essayist, educator, and editor who lived in Boston’s South End and, later, in Brooklyn. He taught at Harvard, MIT, and NYU, and was the publisher of Pressed Wafer.
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