Noel carrington, an editor at country life magazine, first approached lane with the idea of publishing low cost. To ask other readers questions about up country, please sign up. Maxine kumin has 84 books on goodreads with 55568 ratings. See all books authored by maxine kumin, including the microscope, and selected poems 19601990, and more on. She was appointed poet laureate consultant in poetry to the library of congress in 19811982. For a distinctive work that melds performance art with the deeper art of poetry to explore collective memory and challenge. Other collections include the long marriage 2001, nurture 1989, the long approach 1985, and halfway 1961. Kumin s many awards include the eunice tietjens memorial prize for poetry 1972, the pulitzer prize for poetry 1973 for up country, in 1995 the aiken taylor award for modern american poetry, the 1994 poets. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside.
The privilege 1965 and the nightmare factory 1970 address issues of jewish identity and family and of love between men and women. Maxine kumin at the nys writers institute in 2005 youtube. Maxine kumin, a pulitzer prizewinning poet who wrote about life in rural new england and who also published novels, memoirs and essays, died feb. Her awards include the pulitzer and ruth lilly poetry prizes, the poets prize, and the harvard arts and robert frost medals. Kumin s new hampshire farm was the inspiration for her collection up country. Indeed, penguin books contributed to the funds that set up richard hoggart and stuart halls centre for. Poems of new england, new and selected by maxine w. Book sales have leapt across the country as readers find they have extra time. Up country, by maxine kumin harper the pulitzer prizes. Books by maxine kumin author of the pawnbrokers daughter. Book sales surge as selfisolating readers stock up on bucket list novels. Book sales surge as selfisolating readers buy bucket list novels. Quality bookseller with free shipping that donates a book for every book. Up country is a thriller novel by nelson demille released in 2002.
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Maxine kumin nee winokur was born to a reform jewish family an enduring presence in american poetry, maxine kumins career spanned over half a century. Kumin s first book of poetry, halfway, was published in 1961. Maxine kumins 17th poetry collection, published in the spring of 2010, is where i live. Poems of new england, new and selected kumin, maxine w. Maxine kumin s most popular book is the pawnbrokers daughter. It is uncertain where we are or when, in what country or during what conflict, but we.
Maxine kumin s most popular book is the pawnbroker. Essays and criticism on maxine kumin kumin, maxine vol. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. R ead together, these two excellent books cause us to ask ourselves. Maxine kumin s book up country acknowledges its debt to thoreau, though in my opinion kumin. Kumin received the pulitzer prize for her 1972 collection, up country. Maxine kumin was the author of eighteen poetry collections as well as numerous novels, essays, memoirs, and childrens books. Set in contemporary vietnam, the the novel features the return of the character of paul brenner, a investigator for the united states army criminal investigation division and the protagonist of demilles the generals daughter 1992.