Pulitzer Prize Poetry Winner

Partial Accounts: New and Selected Poems

by William Meredith

Summary

Gathering work across several decades, this volume meditates on friendship, war, mental illness, and the consolations of art. Meredith favors a measured, civil tone and traditional forms, finding moral seriousness in restraint rather than spectacle. The book registers a quiet but tenacious mid-century voice committed to candor without melodrama.

Historical Context & Significance

Meredith was a navy pilot in two wars and a close friend of Robert Frost; his win recognized a lifetime of verse.