Charles Olson and Robert Creeley: The Complete Correspondence (Charles Olson & Robert Creeley) [Paperback]

Charles Olson (Author), Robert Creeley (Author), George F. Butterick (Editor)

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Publication Date: June 1, 1987 | ISBN-10: 0876857047 | ISBN-13: 978-0876857045

Charles Olson called his letters with Robert Creeley "perhaps the most important correspondence of my life."

Through personal narrative and critique of individual poems, the nearly 1000 letters that passed between Olson and Creely parse the evolution of their generation's poetics. Meticulously collected and edited by George F. Butterick and, later, Richard Blevins, these ten volumes stand as priceless testament to an entire era of the American word.

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From the editor: Each man allowed the other his head, took what came, and found of interest (or at least discussible) each other's preoccupations. Sometimes a dialogue ensued, other times one generously allowed himself to be used as a sounding board for the other's necessities. Together they hammered out a poetics both the specialized craft of the wordsmith, but also the larger issue of how a man of language must live in the world. --George F. Butterick

Product Details

• Paperback: 280 pages
• Publisher: Black Sparrow Press (June 1, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0876857047
• ISBN-13: 978-0876857045
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,857,085 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars astounding, February 18, 1999

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This review is from: The Complete Correspondence of Charles Olson & Robert Creeley: Volume 5 (Paperback)

Only Butterick and Creely could have demonstrated the significance that Charles Olson imparted upon the world of post-modern poetry. For those familiar and unfamiliar with the works of this poet, this collection, although only a mere smattering of the magnitude of Olson, provides an imposing insight to the depth and mastery of modern poetry.