The points of issue
Published in 2023 by Georgia Review Books, an imprint copublished by The Georgia Review and the University of Georgia Press; paperback. Won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and was a 2023 National Book Award finalist. The true first is the 2023 Georgia Review Books paperback, the first printing of which carries the press's copyright-page indicia with no later-printing line.
Is this the true first?
US Georgia Review Books / University of Georgia Press (2023) is the true first. No preceding edition exists.
Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club edition. First printing identified by the University of Georgia Press copyright page showing no later-printing line.
Frequently asked questions
Is my copy of Tripas: Poems a first edition?
Look for these first-edition points: Published in 2023 by Georgia Review Books, an imprint copublished by The Georgia Review and the University of Georgia Press; paperback. Won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and was a 2023 National Book Award finalist. The true first is the 2023 Georgia Review Books paperback, the first printing of which carries the press's copyright-page indicia with no later-printing line.
How do I tell the first printing from a later one?
Check the copyright page for the publisher's first-printing convention and confirm the points above. US Georgia Review Books / University of Georgia Press (2023) is the true first. No preceding edition exists.
Is the book-club edition the same as the first?
No book club edition. First printing identified by the University of Georgia Press copyright page showing no later-printing line.
I have a first edition of Tripas: Poems — what should I do?
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