| Shake Contributor(s): Beckman, Joshua (Author) |
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ISBN: 193351700X ISBN-13: 9781933517001 Publisher: Wave Books OUR PRICE: $10.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2006 Annotation: Beckman's new poems come to us directly and intimately. Compulsively readable, full of fear and persistence, they resonate with the wildness and generosity of Ginsberg, Whitman, and Ted Berrigan, turning the everyday into an encompassing, harrowing, humorous, necessary vision. Beckman is, as "Publishers Weekly" notes, "the real thing." Joshua Beckman is the author of three previous poetry collections and has appeared on the nationally syndicated NPR programs "The Next Big Thing" and "Bookworm" with Michael Silverblatt. His numerous awards include a NYFA Fellowship and a Pushcart Prize. He lives in Seattle and New York. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Literary Collections | American - General |
| Dewey: 811.54 |
| LCCN: 2005023694 |
| Physical Information: 0.26" H x 6.54" W x 8.5" (0.34 lbs) 96 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Beckman's new poems come to us directly and intimately. Compulsively readable, full of fear and persistence, they resonate with the wildness and generosity of Ginsberg, Whitman, and Ted Berrigan, turning the everyday into an encompassing, harrowing, humorous, necessary vision. Beckman is, as Publishers Weekly notes, "the real thing." Joshua Beckman is the author of numerous poetry collections, translations, and collaborative works. His awards include a NYFA Fellowship and a Pushcart Prize. He lives in Seattle and New York. |