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John Ashbery is our T. S. Eliot, our Gertrude Stein. It’s vital that his work be authoritatively available in as many different formats as possible.
Robert Polito, president of the Poetry Foundation.
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John Ashbery: By the Book

The poet, whose latest collection is “Breezeway,” enjoys reading novels. “I’m no doubt a frustrated novelist. Maybe I should try, but at barely three months shy of 88 it seems unlikely.”

A National Book Award Winner, four-time Finalist and recipient of our Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, John Ashbery has published his latest collection of poems at the age of 88.

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Today, we are thrilled to share the news that poet John Ashbery, Winner of the 1976 National Book Award for Poetry and recipient of our Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, will be the featured artist for our 2015 National Book...

Today, we are thrilled to share the news that poet John Ashbery, Winner of the 1976 National Book Award for Poetry and recipient of our Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, will be the featured artist for our 2015 National Book Awards invitations and program book. 

One of the most significant literary figures of the past half-century, Ashbery also is celebrated for his writing on art, and first experimented with collage-making as an undergraduate at Harvard College. He published Breezeway, his twenty-sixth volume of poetry, earlier this year and his most recent exhibition is on view at the Tibor de Nagy Gallery in New York City until July 31.


Image courtesy of Tibor de Nagy Gallery, New York.

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This week, we were thrilled to announce the Longlists for the 2019 National Book Awards. These titles in the categories of Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature represent some of the best writing of the year. The Finalists will be announced October 8, all in the lead up to the 70th National Book Awards on November 20. 

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