| International Who's Who in Poetry 2004 2004 Edition Contributor(s): Europa Publications (Author) |
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ISBN: 1857431782 ISBN-13: 9781857431780 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $380.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2003 Annotation: A unique and comprehensive guide to more than 4,000 contemporary poets worldwide The 12th edition of the "International Who's Who in Poetry" is a unique and comprehensive guide to both well-known and up-and-coming poets worldwide. Providing both a historical and current guide to poetry, this resources includes: * Over 4,000 biographical entries providing full career history and publication details * An extensive directory of Poets Laureate of the United Kingdom and USA, Oxford University professors of poetry, poet winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature, winners of the Pulitzer Prize for American Poetry and of the King's/Queen's Gold medal, and other poetry prizes * A summary of poetic forms and rhyme schemes * A complete historical listing of over 8,000 important and influential authors and poets of the last 3,000 years * An international appendices section lists prizes and past prize-winners, organizations, magazines, and publishers |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Reference - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Literary Criticism | Poetry |
| Dewey: 928 |
| Series: Europa International Who's Who in Poetry |
| Physical Information: 534 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The 12th edition of the International Who's Who in Poetry is a unique and comprehensive guide to the leading lights and freshest talent in poetry today. Containing biographies of more than 4,000 contemporary poets world-wide, this essential reference work provides truly international coverage. The well known poets, as well as talented up-and-coming writers are profiled. CONTENTS: - Each entry provides full career history and publication details - The career profile section is supplemented by lists of Poets Laureate of the United Kingdom and USA, Oxford University professors of poetry, poet winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature, winners of the Pulitzer Prize for American Poetry and of the King's/Queen's Gold medal and other poetry prizes - A summary of poetic forms and rhyme schemes - Lists over 8,000 important and influential authors and poets of the last 3,000 years - An international appendices section lists prizes and past prize-winners, organizations, magazines and publishers. |