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EDWARD FIELD was born in Brooklyn, and grew up in Lynbrook, L.I., where he played cello in the Field Family Trio which had a weekly radio program on WGBB Freeport. He served in WWII in the 8th Air Force as a navigator in heavy bombers, and flew 25 missions over Germany. He began writing poetry during World War II, after a Red Cross worker handed him an anthology of poetry. But it was not until 1963 that his first book, Stand Up, Friend, With Me, won the Lamont Award and was published. In 1992, he received a Lambda Award for Counting Myself Lucky, Selected Poems 1963-1992. Other honors include the Shelley Memorial Award, a Prix de Rome, and an Academy Award for the documentary film “To Be Alive,” for which he wrote the narration. In 1979, he ...more

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	Magic Words: From the Ancient Oral Tradition of the Inuit by Edward Field (Goodreads Author) (Translator), Mike Blanc (Illustrations) 3.98 avg rating — 294 ratings — published 1998 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A New Geography of Poets by Edward Field (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Gerald Locklin 4.43 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1993 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Geography of poets: An anthology of the new poetry 4.47 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1979 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stand Up, Friend, With Me 4.42 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1964 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	After the Fall: Poems Old and New (Pitt Poetry Series) 4.43 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Counting Myself Lucky: Selected Poems, 1963-1992 4.21 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1992 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Man Who Would Marry Susan Sontag and Other Intimate Literary Portraits of the Bohemian Era 3.65 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2005 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Frieze for a Temple of Love 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1998 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Variety Photoplays 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1979 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kabuli Days, Travels in Old Afghanistan really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Frankenstein is actually an equivalent of how a gay person feels growing up.”
― Edward Field, Our Deep Gossip: Conversations with Gay Writers on Poetry and Desire

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“Frankenstein as the underdog. Not the monster. The villagers pursuing him are the monster.”
― Edward Field, Our Deep Gossip: Conversations with Gay Writers on Poetry and Desire

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“Having been fucked up by my family and community, I’ll never know where my gayness came from, and where it ends and “neurosis” begins. But as a gay person I know I’m a vital element in our civilization.”
― Edward Field, Our Deep Gossip: Conversations with Gay Writers on Poetry and Desire

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message 3: by James

Oct 16, 2016 10:57AM

Eris Magazine: The Edward Field Interview + SECRET OF THE MASTERS http://www.erismag.com/ss-blog/2016/9...

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message 2: by Richard

Oct 27, 2008 10:47AM

Gerald Locklin has referred to Ed as one of our greatest living poets, and I would never dispute that statement. Ed has been an inspiration, friend, and mentor to many of us who followed his literary footsteps. Buy his books, and read them. Consider it a gift to yourself...

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message 1: by Natalie

Aug 26, 2008 08:37PM

Edward and my mother were quite close, so I was blessed to know him through her, and just adore him.
One of my friends read Man Who.... and described it as"exceedingly interesting and deliciously spicey!" I read Stand Up Friend with Me while I was a young adult, and it still rings true 40 years later. That's CLASS.

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