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Design Category
Book design, 2004
Design firm
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (New York, New York)
Collection
(2005) 50 Books/50 Covers of 2004

Description

Bill Knott’s poetry has been referred to as being unlike anything in contemporary American verse. I decided to go with a literal interpretation of the title, which turned out to be rather surreal and engaging. In this case (and many others), less is definitely more.

Credits
Jacket designer: Dean Nicastro
Author: Bill Knott
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux