# Is "Then the War: And Selected Poems 2007-2020" by Carl Phillips a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Then the War: And Selected Poems 2007-2020 by Carl Phillips (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2022) is identified by: Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 2022 as a hardcover in dust jacket. US Farrar, Straus and Giroux (2022) hardcover is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 2022 as a hardcover in dust jacket
- Won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
- The true first is the 2022 FSG hardcover, which states 'First edition, 2022' on the copyright page per standard FSG practice
- A later trade paperback exists but is not the first
- Publisher imprint reads Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Carl Phillips |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Year | 2022 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Poetry |
| Key point | Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 2022 as a hardcover in dust jacket |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 2022 as a hardcover in dust jacket. Won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. The true first is the 2022 FSG hardcover, which states 'First edition, 2022' on the copyright page per standard FSG practice. A later trade paperback exists but is not the first.

## Is this the true first?
US Farrar, Straus and Giroux (2022) hardcover is the true first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club edition. Distinguished from the later paperback by the FSG hardcover with dust jacket and the 'First edition, 2022' statement.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Then the War: And Selected Poems 2007-2020* by Carl Phillips a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/then-the-war-and-selected-poems-2007-2020
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.