# Is "Blizzard of One" by Mark Strand a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Blizzard of One by Mark Strand (Alfred A. Knopf, 1998) is identified by: Winner of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. US Knopf edition (1998) is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Winner of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
- The first edition was published by Alfred A. Knopf (New York) in 1998 in hardcover with dust jacket, carrying the Knopf first-edition statement together with the Borzoi colophon
- Publisher imprint reads Alfred A. Knopf
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Mark Strand |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
| Year | 1998 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Poetry |
| Key point | Winner of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Winner of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. The first edition was published by Alfred A. Knopf (New York) in 1998 in hardcover with dust jacket, carrying the Knopf first-edition statement together with the Borzoi colophon.

## Is this the true first?
US Knopf edition (1998) is the true first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club issue; later printings drop the first-edition designation.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Blizzard of One* by Mark Strand a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/blizzard-of-one
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.