# Is "Digest" by Gregory Pardlo a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Digest by Gregory Pardlo (Four Way Books, 2014) is identified by: First edition published by Four Way Books in 2014, a paperback original (ISBN 9781935536505), 76 pages. US Four Way Books (2014) is the true first edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition published by Four Way Books in 2014, a paperback original (ISBN 9781935536505), 76 pages
- Won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
- The true first is the first printing of this Four Way paperback
- Publisher imprint reads Four Way Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Gregory Pardlo |
| Publisher | Four Way Books |
| Year | 2014 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Poetry |
| Key point | First edition published by Four Way Books in 2014, a paperback original (ISBN 9781935536505), 76 pages |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First edition published by Four Way Books in 2014, a paperback original (ISBN 9781935536505), 76 pages. Won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. The true first is the first printing of this Four Way paperback.

## Is this the true first?
US Four Way Books (2014) is the true first edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Digest* by Gregory Pardlo a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/digest
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.