Three Stories and Ten Poems

Hemingway’s Bold Literary Debut in Prose and Verse

Three Stories and Ten Poems was Hemingway’s first published book, released in a small print run in Paris. The stories—“Up in Michigan,” “Out of Season,” and “My Old Man”—exhibit his minimalist style and themes of disillusionment, loneliness, and moral ambiguity. The accompanying poems, while less well-known, reflect his fascination with war, nature, and masculinity. Though modest in length, the collection foreshadows the powerful emotional economy that would define his legacy.