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Leaving Another Kingdom: Selected Poems

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Poems deal with mortality, language, travel, farewells, love, artists, and friendship

246 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1990

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Gerald Stern

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Gerald Stern, the author of seventeen poetry collections, has won the National Book Award, the National Jewish Book Award, the Ruth Lilly Prize, and the Wallace Stevens Award, among others. He lives in Lambertville, New Jersey.

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September 17, 2024
Great selections from a sensational poet. Memorable. Emotionally dense. They go over well in the classroom.
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January 11, 2017
This is a Top 10 for me. I never cease finding new wonders here.
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