Favorite Songs [Paperback]

Michael Rothenberg (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1878471007 | ISBN-13: 978-1878471000 | Publication Date: March 1990

"From the Heart is where Michael tests his sincerity, indeed where else? This thoughtful, heartful, plant lover and naturalist expresses himself with `no pretense to divine', just women and a hundred thousand sea birds in the pages of this poetry, `finding time to consult the better part' of himself." Joanne Kyger

Editorial Reviews

Review

"For sheer scope and clarity there's nothing like Favorite Songs, the poems range from a fantasy for the American Surfer to an elegy for an extinct sparrow. In these poems there's a fine interlinking of autobiographical perceptions with accurate imagery and, at the same time, the author is engaged sending his rhizomes into the broad world of thought and travel." -- Michael McClure

"Michael Rothenberg has one of those genius takes on language. A lot of this is the relish with which he lays out lines of poems like a master chef might produce an intricate, fine meal. But there's a restraint too, that of the practical botanist (he's that-- I have no idea how or if he cooks), so that: the poems are exciting and physical but also slow. Michael has wit and wordlove, enough to move mountains, chip by chip. (They're not too slow-- the mountain's there before you know it.) -- Jack Collom

About the Author

Michael Rothenberg lives in Pacifica, CA. He is a poet, songwriter and publisher of Big Bridge Press and Big Bridge, a webzine of poetry and everything else. His poems have appeared in Berkeley Poetry Review, Exquisite Corpse, Jacket, Sycamore Review, Zyzzyva and many other publications. Most recently he is editor of Overtime, Selected Poems by Philip Whalen. His book of poems "The Paris Journals" will be published (Fish Drum Press) in the year 2000. His novel Punk Rockwell (Tropical Press) will be on the shelves in March 2000.

Product Details

• Paperback: 70 pages
• Publisher: Big Bridge Pr (March 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1878471007
• ISBN-13: 978-1878471000
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,300,276 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Joanne Kyger says about Favorite Songs, June 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Favorite Songs (Paperback)

"From the Heart is where Michael tests his sincerity, indeed, where else? This thoughtful, heartful, plant lover and naturalist expresses himself with 'no pretense to divine, 'just women and a hundred thousand sea birds in the pages of this poetry, 'finding time to consult the better part of himself."

5.0 out of 5 stars Michael McClure says about Favorite Songs:, June 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Favorite Songs (Paperback)

"For sheer scope and clarity there's nothing like Favorite Songs, the poems range from a fantasy for the American Surfer to an elegy for an extinct sparrow. In these poems there's a fine interlinking of autobiographical perceptions with acccurate imagery and, at the same time, the author is engaged sending his rhizomes into the broad world of thought and travel."