Robert Creeley

  • 31

    Catalog books

  • 11

    Works

  • 1972 to 2008

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Robert Creeley has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 31 catalog-linked books across 1972 to 2008, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Biography & Memoir.

Best for readers who want life stories with a clear narrative hook instead of loose catalog drift. If you want the easiest first click, start with So There: Poems 1976-83 (New Directions Paperbook) and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1972 to 2008; the most common copies on this page tend to come from W W Norton & Co Inc and Univ of California Pr.

Best Place To Start

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Biography & Memoir entry points • common used copies from W W Norton & Co Inc and Univ of California Pr

Genres and themes: Biography & Memoir

Who this author is best for: readers who want life stories with a clear narrative hook instead of loose catalog drift

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1972 to 2008; the most common copies on this page tend to come from W W Norton & Co Inc and Univ of California Pr.

Top Books To Start With

  1. So There: Poems 1976-83 (New Directions Paperbook)

    W W Norton & Co Inc • 1998 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1998 • 248 pages.

  2. Sarasota Review

    Robert B Abel • 2000 • quick commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  3. Selected Poems

    Univ of California Pr • 1996 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1996 • 366 pages.

  4. Echoes

    W W Norton & Co Inc • 1994 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1994 • 116 pages.

  5. Autobiography (Hanuman Book No. 40)

    Hanuman Books • 1991 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1991 • 150 pages.

  6. Selected poems, 1945-1990

    M. Boyars • 1991 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1991 • 366 pages.

  7. For Love

    Macmillan Pub Co • 1980 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1980 • 160 pages.

  8. Mabel, a Story, and Other Prose

    Marion Boyars • 1979 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1979 • 169 pages.

  9. If I were writing this

    New Directions • 2008 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2008 • 112 pages.

  10. Walter Chappell

    Roth Horowitz • 2000 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2000 • 20 pages.

How The Picks Compare

  • Sarasota Review is the easier short commitment, while So There: Poems 1976-83 (New Directions Paperbook) asks for more reading time up front.
  • So There: Poems 1976-83 (New Directions Paperbook) gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while Sarasota Review leans later in the catalog.
  • Selected Poems is also useful if you want a different publishing lane from So There: Poems 1976-83 (New Directions Paperbook).

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