Ashbery, John, Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror, Viking Press, 1975.

Ashbery won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award for this book, which cemented his reputation as a leading American poet.

Glover, Michael, "A Blue Rinse for the Language," in The Independent, November 13, 1999.

This Michael Glover interview with Ashbery is refreshing and personal. Ashbery discusses critical reception of his poetry and expresses bemusement at how his life has turned out.

Kermani, David K., John Ashbery: A Comprehensive Bibliography, Garland Publishing, Inc. 1976.

This bibliography lists Ashbery's art criticism, catalogues, translations, and other miscellaneous writings, most of which have not yet made it into book form.

Lehman, David, The Last Avant-Garde: The Making of the New York School of Poets, Anchor Books, 1999.

Ashbery is considered a poet from the "New York School" of poets, a loose group of writers including Ashbery...