# Is "The Morning of the Poem" by James Schuyler a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Morning of the Poem by James Schuyler (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1980) is identified by: Won the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. US FSG (1980) is the true first edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Won the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
- First printing: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York, 1980, identified by the publisher's number line on the copyright page (a complete descending line including 1 indicates the first printing)
- Issued in black cloth and blue paper-covered boards with dust jacket
- Publisher imprint reads Farrar, Straus & Giroux
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | James Schuyler |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus & Giroux |
| Year | 1980 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Poetry |
| Key point | Won the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Won the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. First printing: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York, 1980, identified by the publisher's number line on the copyright page (a complete descending line including 1 indicates the first printing). Issued in black cloth and blue paper-covered boards with dust jacket.

## Is this the true first?
US FSG (1980) is the true first edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club edition. The first printing is shown by the number line; later printings advance it.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Morning of the Poem* by James Schuyler a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-morning-of-the-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.