Thom Gunn
Thom Gunn (1929-2004) was born in England but lived in San Francisco for most of his life. He was the author of two volumes of essays in addition to his volumes of poetry.
Books by the Author
Selected Poems
Thom Gunn; Edited by August Kleinzahler
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Thom Gunn was an Elizabethan poet in modern guise, though there's nothing archaic, quaint, or sepia-toned about his poetry. His method was dispassionate and rigorous, uniquely well suited for making...
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The Man with Night Sweats
FSG Classics
Thom Gunn; Introduction by August Kleinzahler
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
The Man with Night Sweats is a haunting depiction of a world ravaged by illness that is part elegy for those who have been lost and part evocation of the changes that await those who survive....
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Boss Cupid
Thom Gunn
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
A great poet's freshest, most provocative book.
He dreams at the center of a closed system,
Like the prison system, or a system of love,
Where folktale, recipe, and...
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Collected Poems
Thom Gunn
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
This collection covers the span of Thom Gunn's remarkable poetic career over almost forty years. Gunn has made a speciality of playing style against subject as he deals with the out-of-control through...
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