David Ferry | Author | LibraryThing

About the Author

David Ferry's "Of No Country I Know: New & Selected Poems & Translations" won the 2000 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize. He has translated "The Odes of Horace" (FSG, 1997), "The Eclogues of Virgil" (FSG, 1999), & "Gilgamesh" (FSG, 1992). (Bowker Author Biography)

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Works by David Ferry

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The Epistles of Horace: Bilingual Edition (1983) 194 copies, 2 reviews

Bewilderment: New Poems and Translations (Phoenix Poets) (2012) 109 copies, 2 reviews

Wordsworth (Laurel Poetry Series) (1959) — Editor; Editor — 74 copies

Of No Country I Know: New and Selected Poems and Translations (Phoenix Poets) (1999) 41 copies

Strangers: A Book of Poems (Phoenix Poets) (1983) 13 copies

Dwelling Places: Poems and Translations (Phoenix Poets) (1993) 11 copies

On the Way to the Island (1960) 10 copies

The Limits of Mortality: An Essay on Wordsworth's Major Poems (1978) 4 copies

Ellery Street (2015) 4 copies, 1 review

The Guest Ellen at the Supper for Street People (included in The Norton Introduction to Literature - 5th Edition) 1 copy

The Aeneid 1 copy

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The Aeneid (translations) (0029) — Translator, some editions — 26,578 copies, 228 reviews

The Epic of Gilgamesh (-0001) — Translator, some editions — 10,415 copies, 132 reviews

The Georgics [translated text] (0029) — Translator, some editions — 1,150 copies, 12 reviews

60 Years of American Poetry (1996) — Contributor — 33 copies, 1 review

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Legal name: Ferry, David Russell
Birthdate: 1924-03-05
Date of death: 2023-11-05
Gender: male
Education: Amherst College
Harvard University
Occupations: Teacher of literature, Wellesley College, Boston
poet
translator
Awards and honors: Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets (1994)
American Academy of Arts and Letters Academy Award (Literature, 2001)
Relationships: Ferry, Anne (wife)
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Orange, New Jersey, USA
Places of residence: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Associated Place (for map): USA

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littlebookjockey 395 reviews

Bewilderment: New Poems and Translations (Phoenix Poets) by David Ferry

I felt that the translations took away from the original poems. I found myself comparing Virgil's and Ferry's words and styles.

Read the review on my blog here.

Sep 15, 20201 other review

KymmAC 340 reviews

Ellery Street by David Ferry

Recommended by Jason at Grolier Poetry Bookstore the night I went to see January Gill O'Neil present several young poets, including Joshua Nguyen. Poetry feels a bit old fashioned. And male.

Aug 8, 2023

handy1 30 reviews

Bewilderment: New Poems and Translations (Phoenix Poets) by David Ferry

I far preferred his own work to the works he chose to translate.

½

Mar 11, 20131 other review

ColgateClassics 1,422 reviews

Epistles of Horace by David Ferry

Edition: // Descr: xxxiii, 442 p. 17 cm. // Series: Call No. { 874 H78 7 c. #1 } Edited with Notes by Augustus S. Wilkins Contains Appendix and Index to the Notes. // //

Oct 26, 20121 other review

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