The Poet's Story

"This unique anthology presents the "other side" of the poet's world--that of short prose fiction. Here are stories of love, revelation, childhood memories, horror, mystery, and fantasy, all written by the most prominent American poets of our time. Compiled and with an Introduction and Notes on the Contributors by Howard Moss, the Poetry Editor of The New Yorker, The Poet's Story contains short stories by: John Berryman, Elizabeth Bishop, Louise Bogan, Jean Garrigue, W.S. Merwin, Frank O'Hara, Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, Muriel Rukeyser, Richard Wilbur, and many more. Short story devotees and poetry fans alike will find a myriad of exciting discoveries in this "collector's item." "A superb collection of short stories by tswentieth-century American poets...far superior...to practically everything being done in fiction today."--Kirkus Reviews