New York: Scribner Poetry, 2000. 1st ed, uncorrected proof, original printed paperwraps (as issued.) Publisher's material laid in. Includes an introduction by the author, which begins: "In January 1996 I started writing a poem a day as an experiment." An excellent collection of poems. Fine condition.

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Following in the footsteps of such poets as Emily Dickinson, William Stafford, and Frank O'Hara, David Lehman began writing a poem a day in 1996 and found the experience so rewarding that he continued for the next two years. During that time, some of these poems appeared in various journals and on Web sites, including The Poetry Daily site, which ran thirty of Lehman's poems in as many days throughout the month of April 1998. For The Daily Mirror, Lehman has selected the best of these "daily poems" -- each tied to a specific occasion or situation -- and telescoped two years into one. Spontaneous and immediate, but always finely crafted and spiced with Lehman's signature irony and wit, the poems are akin to journal entries charting the passing of time, the deaths of great men and women, the news of the day. Jazz, Sinatra, the weather, love, poetry and poets, movies, and New York City are among their recurring themes. A departure from Lehman's previous work, this unique volume provides the intimacy of a diary, full of passion, sound, and fury, but with all the aesthetic pleasure of poetry. More a party of poems than a standard collection, The Daily Mirror presents an exciting new way to think about poetry.

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Seller: Jett W. Whitehead Rare Books (ABAA) (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 2544
Title: THE DAILY MIRROR: A JOURNAL IN POETRY
Author: Lehman, David
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Scribner Poetry
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 2000
Keywords: poetry proof

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