Who This Author Is

Charles Wright has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 24 catalog-linked books across 1973 to 2009, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Classics & Literary Fiction.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with NEGATIVE BLUE: SELECTED LATER POEMS and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1973 to 2009; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Farrar Straus & Giroux and Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Best Place To Start

NEGATIVE BLUE: SELECTED LATER POEMS

Farrar Straus & Giroux • 2001 • standard commitment

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

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Classics & Literary Fiction entry points • common used copies from Farrar Straus & Giroux and Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Genres and themes: Classics & Literary Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1973 to 2009; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Farrar Straus & Giroux and Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Top Books To Start With

  1. NEGATIVE BLUE: SELECTED LATER POEMS

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 2001 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2001 • 224 pages.

  2. The World of the Ten Thousand Things: Poems 1980-1990

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 1991 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1991 • 230 pages.

  3. The World of the Ten Thousand Things

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 1990 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1990 • 232 pages.

  4. Littlefoot: A Poem

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 2007 • quick commitment

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

  5. Scar Tissue: Poems

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 2007 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2007 • 73 pages.

  6. Buffalo Yoga: Poems

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 2005 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2005 • 96 pages.

  7. BUFFALO YOGA

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 2004 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2004 • 76 pages.

  8. A Short History of the Shadow

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 2003 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2003 • 96 pages.

  9. A Short History of the Shadow: Poems

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 2002 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2002 • 79 pages.

  10. Appalachia

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 1999 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 84 pages.

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