# Is "frank: sonnets" by Diane Seuss a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of frank: sonnets by Diane Seuss (Graywolf Press, 2021) is identified by: Published by Graywolf Press in 2021 as a trade paperback original; a sequence of 156 sonnets. US Graywolf Press (2021) is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Published by Graywolf Press in 2021 as a trade paperback original; a sequence of 156 sonnets
- Won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, the 2021 National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize
- The true first is the 2021 Graywolf trade paperback, the first printing of which carries the publisher's copyright-page indicia with no later-printing line
- Publisher imprint reads Graywolf Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Diane Seuss |
| Publisher | Graywolf Press |
| Year | 2021 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Poetry |
| Key point | Published by Graywolf Press in 2021 as a trade paperback original; a sequence of 156 sonnets |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Published by Graywolf Press in 2021 as a trade paperback original; a sequence of 156 sonnets. Won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, the 2021 National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. The true first is the 2021 Graywolf trade paperback, the first printing of which carries the publisher's copyright-page indicia with no later-printing line.

## Is this the true first?
US Graywolf Press (2021) is the true first. No preceding UK or hardcover edition exists.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club edition. First printing identified by the Graywolf copyright page showing no later-printing line.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *frank: sonnets* by Diane Seuss a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/frank-sonnets
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.