# Is "Tripas: Poems" by Brandon Som a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Tripas: Poems by Brandon Som (Georgia Review Books / University of Georgia Press, 2023) is identified by: Published in 2023 by Georgia Review Books, an imprint copublished by The Georgia Review and the University of Georgia Press; paperback. US Georgia Review Books / University of Georgia Press (2023) is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- 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
- Publisher imprint reads Georgia Review Books / University of Georgia Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Brandon Som |
| Publisher | Georgia Review Books / University of Georgia Press |
| Year | 2023 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Poetry |
| Key point | Published in 2023 by Georgia Review Books, an imprint copublished by The Georgia Review and the University of Georgia Press; paperback |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## 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.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Tripas: Poems* by Brandon Som a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/tripas-poems
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.