Richard Wilbur was invested as Poet Laureate of the United States in September 1987. This volume includes, in their entirety, the six earlier volumes of the author's poetry and in addition, 27 new poems and a cantata. Excluding only his verse translations of the plays of Moliere and Racine and his lyrics for Leonard Bernstein's score the musical "Candide", this new volume represents his lifetime work, thus far, in poetry and spans four decades from 1947 to 1987.
- ISBN13 9780571154302
- Publish Date 5 June 1989
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 4 April 2022
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Faber & Faber
- Format Paperback
- Pages 416
- Language English