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.
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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.