Who This Author Is

Galway Kinnell has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 16 catalog-linked books across 1978 to 2008, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Horror & Supernatural.

Best for readers who want quick tension, supernatural hooks, and paperback-series energy. If you want the easiest first click, start with A New Selected Poems: Galway Kinnell and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1978 to 2008; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Houghton Mifflin and Audio-Forum.

Best Place To Start

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Horror & Supernatural entry points • common used copies from Houghton Mifflin and Audio-Forum

Genres and themes: Horror & Supernatural

Who this author is best for: readers who want quick tension, supernatural hooks, and paperback-series energy

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1978 to 2008; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Houghton Mifflin and Audio-Forum.

Top Books To Start With

  1. A New Selected Poems: Galway Kinnell

    Houghton Mifflin • 2000 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2000 • 173 pages.

  2. Three 3 Books: Body Rags; Mortal Acts, Mortal Words; The past

    Houghton Mifflin • 1993 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1993 • 206 pages.

  3. Selected Poems

    Houghton Mifflin • 1983 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1983 • 148 pages.

  4. New Selected Poems

    Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company • 2001 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2001 • 192 pages.

  5. Imperfect thirst

    Houghton Mifflin • 1994 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1994 • 81 pages.

  6. The Poems of Francois Villon

    Univ Pr of New England • 1982 • standard commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  7. Strong Is Your Hold

    Mariner Books • 2008 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2008 • 80 pages.

  8. Walking Down the Stairs: Selections from Interviews (Poets on Poetry)

    Univ of Michigan Pr • 1978 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1978 • 112 pages.

  9. Hard Prayer

    Audio-Forum • 2007 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2007.

  10. The Poetry Voice of Galway Kinnell

    Caedmon Audio Cassette • 1983 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 1983.

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