# Is "Postcolonial Love Poem" by Natalie Diaz a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Postcolonial Love Poem by Natalie Diaz (Graywolf Press, 2020) is identified by: Diaz's second collection, published by Graywolf Press in 2020 as a trade paperback original. US Graywolf Press (2020) is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Diaz's second collection, published by Graywolf Press in 2020 as a trade paperback original
- Won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and was a National Book Award finalist
- The true first is the 2020 Graywolf trade paperback; the first printing carries the publisher's copyright-page indicia with no statement of a prior edition or later printing
- Later printings advance the printing line
- Publisher imprint reads Graywolf Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Natalie Diaz |
| Publisher | Graywolf Press |
| Year | 2020 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Poetry |
| Key point | Diaz's second collection, published by Graywolf Press in 2020 as a trade paperback original |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Diaz's second collection, published by Graywolf Press in 2020 as a trade paperback original. Won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and was a National Book Award finalist. The true first is the 2020 Graywolf trade paperback; the first printing carries the publisher's copyright-page indicia with no statement of a prior edition or later printing. Later printings advance the printing line.

## Is this the true first?
US Graywolf Press (2020) is the true first. There is no preceding UK or hardcover edition; the paperback original is the first appearance.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Postcolonial Love Poem* by Natalie Diaz a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/postcolonial-love-poem
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.