Half-light: Collected Poems 1965–2016 is a 2017 poetry collection by Frank Bidart. It was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux on August 15, 2017. Half-light is a comprehensive book of Bidart's poetry, collecting all of his previous collections as well as a new volume, Thirst (2016).[1]
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| Author | Frank Bidart |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Frank Bidart |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Publication date | August 15, 2017 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback), e-book, audiobook |
| Pages | 736 |
| Awards | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (2018) National Book Award for Poetry (2017) |
| ISBN | 978-0-374-12595-0 (hardcover) |
| OCLC | 1033476114 |
| 811/.54 | |
| LC Class | PS3552.I33 2017 |
The collection won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.[2] Judges of the prize called the book "a volume of unyielding ambition and remarkable scope that mixes long dramatic poems with short elliptical lyrics, building on classical mythology and reinventing forms of desires that defy societal norms."[3] The collection also won the 2017 National Book Award for Poetry.[4]
Contents
edit- In the Western Night: Collected Poems 1965–90 (1990)
- In the Western Night (1990)
- The Sacrifice (1983)
- The Book of the Body (1977)
- Golden State (1973)
- The First Hour of the Night (1990)
- Desire (1997)
- Star Dust (2005)
- Watching the Spring Festival (2008)
- Metaphysical Dog (2013)
- Thirst (2016)
Reception
editPublishers Weekly called it "an almost overwhelming bounty, a permanent book".[5]
Elizabeth Lund of The Washington Post called it a "monumental work" and praised Bidart's storytelling ability.[6]
Awards and recognition
edit- 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, winner
- 2017 National Book Award for Poetry, winner
Publication history
edit- Half-light: Collected Poems 1965–2016 (hardcover). Farrar, Straus and Giroux (published August 15, 2017). 15 August 2017. ISBN 978-0-374-12595-0. 736pp.
- Half-light: Collected Poems 1965–2016 (paperback). Farrar, Straus and Giroux. August 21, 2018. ISBN 9780374537692. 736pp.
References
edit- ^ "Half-light". Macmillan Publishers. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ "2018 Pulitzer Prize Winners". www.pulitzer.org.
- ^ "Frank Bidart Wins 2018 Pulitzer Prize". Poetry Foundation. April 16, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ "National Book Awards 2017". www.nationalbook.org.
- ^ Teicher, Craig Morgan (July 17, 2017). "Fiction Book Review: Half-Light: Collected Poems, 1965–2016 by Frank Bidart". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ Lund, Elizabeth (August 15, 2017). "Frank Bidart, Mary Jo Salter and Mary Jo Bang: Poets on desire and politics". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 24, 2020.