
Collected Later Poems
Toby Olson(Author)
Shearsman Books (Publisher)
Published on 2. February 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
466 pages
978-1-84861-923-4 (ISBN)
Description
Toby Olson began writing poetry while in high school and he continued writing it while in the U.S. Navy, and later as a student at Occidental College in Los Angeles. He received a Master's Degree at Long Island University in New York, after which he taught Creative Writing at Temple University in Philadelphia. His first novel was 'The Life of Jesus', and this was followed by eleven books of fiction and many books of poetry. He considers himself a poet who also writes fiction, and now, in his mid-eighties, he continues in the writing of both arts.
Though there were poems written in the years between 1983 and 94, most of his efforts in those eleven years were spent writing fiction. Four novels were published in that time, and come 1994 he found he had enough poems for a book, Unfinished Building, and while he continued with fiction, he also found he was writing poetry, and since then he has managed to work at both arts. This volume, including the aforementioned book, contains the collections 'Human Nature' (New Directions), 'Darklight' and 'Death Sentences' (both from Shearman Books), and 'See / Saw', published here for the first time.
Though there were poems written in the years between 1983 and 94, most of his efforts in those eleven years were spent writing fiction. Four novels were published in that time, and come 1994 he found he had enough poems for a book, Unfinished Building, and while he continued with fiction, he also found he was writing poetry, and since then he has managed to work at both arts. This volume, including the aforementioned book, contains the collections 'Human Nature' (New Directions), 'Darklight' and 'Death Sentences' (both from Shearman Books), and 'See / Saw', published here for the first time.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Exeter
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
751 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84861-923-4 (9781848619234)
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Person
Toby Olson has written poetry and fiction for the past sixty years. He has published eleven novels, a collection of short stories, and fifteen books of poetry. He is the recipient of the Pen/Faulkner award for the most distinguished work of American fiction and Guggenheim, Rockefeller, and National Endowment for the arts fellowships. He lives in Philadelphia and North Truro on Cape Cod, where he does most of his writing.