Selected Poems of Herman Melville edited by Robert Faggen | 337 Pages

While best known for such novels as his monumental Moby-Dick, Herman Melville was also an extraordinarily gifted poet. This book features a large selection from Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War, along with Melville’s own notes and prose supplement. This volume will usher in a new appreciation for Melville’s poetic gifts. Includes a new introduction to Melville's life and later career as a poet during the Civil War and Gilded Age, as well as notes and suggestions for further reading.