Collected Poems, 1953-1993

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Collected Poems, 1953-1993 (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)

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Most readers of contemporary highbrow literature are familiar with John Updike as the author of fifteen novels and several collections of short stories. Some may have run across his nonfiction as well in such prestigious periodicals as The New Yorker and The Atlantic, or perused his essays in collections such as Hugging the Shore (1983) and Odd Jobs (1991). Genuine devotees know that Updike has been a prolific poet as well, taking time out from his duties as a chronicler of American domestic and intellectual life to produce what he calls in the introduction...

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