Tomlinson, Charles.

American Scenes. And Other Poems.

First Edition. London, Oxford University Press, 1966. Octavo. IX, 62 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective Mylar. Near Fine condition with only minor signs of external wear and some foxing to the edges.

Alfred Charles Tomlinson, CBE (8 January 1927 – 22 August 2015) was a British poet, translator, academic and illustrator. He was born in Penkhull, and grew up in Basford, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Tomlinson’s first book of poetry was published in 1951, and his Collected Poems was published by the Oxford University Press in 1985, followed by the Selected Poems: 1955-1997 in 1997. His poetry won international recognition and received many prizes in Europe and the United States, including the 1993 Bennett Award from Hudson Review; the New Criterion Poetry Prize, 2002; the Premio Internazionale di Poesie Ennio Flaiano, 2001; and the Premio Internazionale di Poesia Attilio Bertolucci, 2004. He was an Honorary Fellow of the American Academy of the Arts and Sciences and of the Modern Language Association. (Wikipedia).

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• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 43422AB