num_pages: 231
description: Winner, 1997 National Book Award for PoetryA contemporary of Berryman, Bishop, and Lowell, William Meredith shared neither the bohemian excesses of the Beats nor the exhibitionist excesses of the "confessional" poets. Rather, he was known as a poet whose unadorned, formal verse marked him as a singular voice. Effort at Speech, the definitive collection of Meredith's life work, contains poems chosen by the author from throughout his career, as well as several new works and an essay by Michael Collier placing Meredith in his times.
language: English
title: Effort at Speech: New and Selected Poems
titlecomplete: Effort at Speech: New and Selected Poems
genres: Poetry
ratings_count: 40
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: National Book Award
category: Poetry
publisher: TriQuarterly