Planisphere"Ashbery is a national treasure." New York Times Book Review The poetry of John Ashbery has been awarded virtually every conceivable literary prize including the National Book Award, the Pulitzer Prize, the Griffin, and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Planisphere is a new collection by one of America's most innovative and influential poets an exceptional artist whose work stands alongside the finest of Whitman, Dickinson, Stevens, and Hart