Jan. 31

by Albert Goldbarth

Albert Goldbarth. Jan. 31. First edition. Garden City, Doubleday, 1974. 14 cm x 21 cm. XII, 103 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very good condition with some minor signs of external wear. From the library of swiss - american - irish poet Chuck Kruger. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Enclosed is a publisher's information leaflet for Goldbarth's book Without Loss. Contains among others the following Hard Times; Song For Natural Defences; Three Anatomical Points; Winter Lore; Tidings; The Class Of 65; Through the State; People Are Dropping Out Of Our Lives; Warning the Crowd; Against The Odor; Self-Protection; Becoming Landscape; Intercourse In Bad Weather; The Always etc.

103 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1974

About the author

Albert Goldbarth is an American poet born January 31, 1948 in Chicago. He is known for his prolific production, his gregarious tone, his eclectic interests and his distinctive 'talky' style. He has been a Guggenheim fellow and won the National Book Critics Circle award in 1991 and 2001, the only poet to receive the honor two times. He also won the Mark Twain Award for Humorous Poetry, awarded by the Poetry Foundation, in 2008.

Goldbarth received his BA from the University of Illinois in 1969 and his MFA from the University of Iowa in 1971. He is currently distinguished professor of Humanities at Wichita State University, and he teaches in the Low-Residency MFA program in Creative Writing at Converse College.

Reviews

[Jeff Laughlin · Rating 4 out of 5]

A little garish and self-serving at times, but purposefully so. I enjoyed this.