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Mayflies : New Poems and Translations by Wilbur, Richard, 1921-; Wilbur, Richard, 1921-, signer; Poets Laureate Collection (Library of Congress) is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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The Heart's Crayon In 1988 Richard Wilbur, then poet laureate of the United States, published New and Collected Poems and won the Pulitzer Prize. It was the second time that Wilbur had received the honor, having won a Pulitzer in 1956 for his book Things of this World , the title poem of which many consider to be one of the finest American poems of the century. Since then, Wilbur, who will turn 79 this year, has been a quiet force, slowly working on the 20 poems and eight translations that make up his newest book, Mayflies . These new poems exhibit Wilbur's thoughtful pace, steadily and carefully pursuing their objects without a misplaced word or struggled cadence. With Mayflies , Wilbur has returned to center stage, and it has been well worth the wait. The time between books will come as no surprise to longtime Wilbur fans, who are a patient lot by necessity. Prior to New and Collected Poems , his most recent book was The Mind Reader , published in 1976. Since his first two books, separated by a mere three years, Wilbur has worked at an average rate of one book of poems per 8.3 years, a reliable if not fleet stride. Wilbur's poems are so finely wrought that they must be wri

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Author

Wilbur, Richard, 1921-; Wilbur, Richard, 1921-, signer; Poets Laureate Collection (Library of Congress)

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9780151004690

Category

work of literary fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Poetry, Humanities

Rating

4 / 5 (49 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13