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James Longenbach
James Longenbach
Awards
Shortlisted — National Book Critics Circle Award, 2017
Books by James Longenbach
The Iron Key: Poems
Paperback, 2012
"The world in these poems, rendered from memory on a mythic tide, is at once palpable and numinous." —On the Seawall
The Iron Key: Poems
Hardback, 2010
A capacious, elegant collection from a writer “with an ear as subtle and assured as any American poet now writing” (John Koethe).
Earthling: Poems
Paperback, 2017
Earthling confronts our deepest fears in clear and haunting language, from “a poet of extraordinary gifts” (American Academy of Arts and Letters).
How Poems Get Made
Paperback, 2018
A comprehensive guide to writing or reading poetry, by “one of our most lucid and important critics” (American Academy of Arts and Letters).
Earthling: Poems
E Book, 2017
Earthling confronts our deepest fears in clear and haunting language, from “a poet of extraordinary gifts” (American Academy of Arts and Letters).
How Poems Get Made
E Book, 2018
A comprehensive guide to writing or reading poetry, by “one of our most lucid and important critics” (American Academy of Arts and Letters).
Forever: Poems
Paperback, 2023
In lucid, elegant poems, Forever contemplates love against the pressing question of mortality after a diagnosis of cancer
Forever: Poems
E Book, 2021
In lucid, elegant poems, Forever contemplates love against the pressing question of mortality after a diagnosis of cancer.
Seafarer: New Poems with Earthling and Forever
Hardback, 2024
The final collection of new poems from acclaimed poet James Longenbach, together with two previous volumes that confront mortality.
Seafarer: New Poems with Earthling and Forever
E Book
The final collection of new poems from acclaimed poet James Longenbach, together with two previous volumes that confront mortality.