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The Collected Poems of George Garrett

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George Garrett's stories vividly record the experiences of a merchant seaman during World War I and his return to the working-class realities of "a land fit for heroes."

157 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1984

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George Garrett

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(For the British short story writer, playwright, and political activist see George Garrett)

George Palmer Garrett was an American poet and novelist. He was the Poet Laureate of Virginia from 2002 to 2006. His novels include The Finished Man, Double Vision, and the Elizabethan Trilogy, composed of Death of the Fox, The Succession, and Entered from the Sun. He worked as a book reviewer and screenwriter, and taught at Cambridge University and, for many years, at the University of Virginia. He is the subject of critical books by R. H. W. Dillard, Casey Clabough, and Irving Malin.

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December 27, 2014
Billy Collins work is amusing; George Garrett's work is a tickle fight!
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