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Originally Posted by Philip Morre
45. Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins now first published. Edited with Notes by Robert Bridges (1918)
Hopkins died in 1889 of course, but this book - and its influence - is very much part of the twentieth century story. The original printing would set you back several thousand dollars, but expanded editions appeared in 1930 and 1948, and reprints abound on ABE at all prices.
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I don't disagree with this at all, but it makes want to keep the Robinson Complete Poems as is.
Children of the Night was a few years before the century started, but the influence of Robinson's poetry on the 20th Century started there. Plus, some of his stuff was in little self-published editions. The Complete put it all together and expanded his overall availability, plus it got him his first Pulitzer.
The Hugo collected might be another matter. But it might not be...
David R.