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| Author | Kay Ryan |
|---|---|
| Genre | Poetry |
| Publisher | Grove Atlantic Press |
Publication date | 2011 |
| Publication place | United States of America |
| ISBN | 978-0-8021-4521-5 |
The Best of It (2011) is a selected collection of poems by Kay Ryan published by Grove Press. The collection won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.[1] and was a finalist for the 2010 National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry.[2] The collection includes both poems original to The Best of It as well as poems selected from Ryan's former collections of poetry, specifically from Flamingo Watching (1994), Elephant Rocks (1996), Say Uncle (2000), and The Niagara River (2005).[3]
- ^ "The Best of It - 2011 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry". Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "2010 Award Winners and Finalists". National Book Critics Circle.
- ^ "The Best of It". Grove Atlantic. Retrieved 30 July 2024.