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Best of The Prose Poem: An International Journal [Paperback]

Peter Johnson (Editor)
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Book Description

September 1, 2000
Since its inception in 1992, The Prose Poem: An International Journal, has published work which even the writers themselves cannot define without resorting to metaphor. Russell Edson likens prose poems to "cast-iron aeroplanes that can actually fly," while Charles Simic states that writing them is like "trying to catch a fly in a dark room. The fly probably isn't even there...you keep tripping over and bumping into things in hot pursuit." Nonetheless, Johnson knows a prose poem when he reads one. Better still, he recognizes a good one and has included many of them here. Poets include Edson, Simic, Robert Bly, Louis Jenkins, Kim Addonizio, David Ignatow, James Tate, and many others, both well-known and emerging.

Peter Johnson lives in Rhode Island where he teaches at Providence College.

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The Obsession
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Viol Da Gamba
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Memo To Ariadne
Marked
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Ignis Fatuus
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The Sound
Practicum
The Land Of Liars
Clear Of Oak Groves
Early Radio Talk
Hay
But These Boys Today
Psalm For Fay
The Bait
The Common Man
The Frogs
In History: 1
In History: 2
In This Moment
Indifferently, He Watched
The Music
Dad's Home
Dilation
The Urban Life
Alphabet Soup
The Antiques Shop
Balls
Bread
The Portrait
The Prose Poem As A Beautiful Animal
Sleep
The Traveling Circus
Rip Van Winkle
Constrictor
The History Of Passion Will Tumble This Week
A Little Kitchen Music
The Smile At The Foot Of The Ladder: 1
The Smile At The Foot Of The Ladder: 2
The Smile At The Foot Of The Ladder: 3
The Smile At The Foot Of The Ladder: 4
T.s. Eliot Was A Negro
Chickenhead
Mom Told Me To Grow Up And Win The Nobel Prize
Mysterious Tears
The Wolverine
Words Found Above A Swinging Gate
Busy
Shopping Trip
Lifting The Virgin
The Grinder Baruch Espinosa
Omaha
Geography
This Time
The Invitation
The Encyclopaedia Britannica Uses Down Syndrome To Define 'monster': 1
The Encyclopaedia Britannica Uses Down Syndrome To Define 'monster': 2
The Encyclopaedia Britannica Uses Down Syndrome To Define 'monster': 3
The Encyclopaedia Britannica Uses Down Syndrome To Define 'monster': 4
The Encyclopaedia Britannica Uses Down Syndrome To Define 'monster': 5
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Leaving The Door Open: 63. Without Recrimination
A Modern Fable
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Proud Of Myself
A Little Charade
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September
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Your Baby
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Self-portrait (kneeling)
The Things A Man Keeps
The Preparation Of Bone Glue
Tohu: In Memoriam Paul Quere
Homicidal Domicile 2: Night Of The No-par
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The Big Deep Voice Of God
Emanuel On The Tightrope
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A Poem For Ahab
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The Wind
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About the Author

Peter Johnson is the founding editor of the Prose Poem: An International Journal and in addition to his two books of prose poems he is the author of I'm A Man, a book of short stories also published by White Pine Press. Raised in Buffalo, NY he currently teaches at Providence College in Providence, R.I. where he lives with his wife and two sons.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: White Pine Press (September 1, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1893996085
  • ISBN-13: 978-1893996083
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 15.8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,442,743 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars An odd aviary of American literature, November 11, 2000
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Alan DeNiro "alan_deniro" (Oakdale, MN United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Best of The Prose Poem: An International Journal (Paperback)
This anthology culled from the excellent journal devoted solely to the prose poem is a treasure. The prose poem is indeed its own bird, an evolutionary strain SIMILAR to poetry, and SIMILAR to prose, but not exactly like either. The prose poem, when done well (as most of those exhibited in this anthology are), is not a formless blob. It has its own rhythms and cadences--oftentimes more 'invisible' that give the pieces structure.

Of course, there is great variety to what's presented here. Some are very narrative, and some are elliptical. They're fun to dive into. Highly recommended if you're looking for something off-beat, poetrywise.

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