| Great American Prose Poems: From Poe to the Present Contributor(s): Lehman, David (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0743243501 ISBN-13: 9780743243506 Publisher: Scribner Book Company OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2003 Annotation: Lehman demonstrates that he has his finger on the pulse of the poetry world with this groundbreaking collection of American prose poems. Arranged chronologically to enable readers to trace the development of this hybrid genre, the poems anthologized here include selections from masters of American literature. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Poetry | American - General |
| Dewey: 811.008 |
| LCCN: 2003544967 |
| Physical Information: 0.93" H x 5.56" W x 8.4" (0.90 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A prose poem is a poem written in prose rather than verse. But what does that really mean? Is it an indefinable hybrid? An anomaly in the history of poetry? Are the very words prose poem an oxymoron? This groundbreaking anthology edited by celebrated poet David Lehman, editor of The Best American Poetry series, traces the form in all its dazzling variety from Poe and Emerson to Auden and Ashbery and on, right up to the present. In his brilliant and lucid introduction, Lehman defines the prose poem, summarizes its French heritage, and outlines its history in the United States. Included here are important works from masters of American literature, as well as poems by contemporary mainstays and emerging talents who demonstrate why the form has become an irresistible option for the practicing poet today. Great American Prose Poems is a marvelous collection, a must-have for anyone interested in the current state of the art. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lehman, David: - David Lehman, the series editor of The Best American Poetry, is also the editor of the Oxford Book of American Poetry. His books of poetry include Poems in the Manner Of, New and Selected Poems, Yeshiva Boys, When a Woman Loves a Man, and The Daily Mirror. He lives in New York City and Ithaca, New York. |
