Scribner Poetry
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Copyright © 2018 by David Lehman
Foreword copyright © 2018 by David Lehman
Introduction copyright © 2018 by Dana Gioia
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First Scribner edition September 2018
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Cover artwork: Festa, 1947 © Estate of George Tooker courtesy of DC Moore Gallery, New York; Private collection photo © Christie’s Images/Bridgeman Images
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