An Introduction to the Prose Poem [Paperback]

Brian Clements (Editor), Jamey Dunham (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2009

This anthology collects classic prose poets alongside younger poets and under-appreciated practitioners of the genre. With an innovative structure (organized by compositional strategy), a useful introduction, and instructive headnotes, An Introduction to the Prose Poem clears a new path for general readers, students, and instructors interested in exploring the "ramshackle and unexpected... thoroughfare" [Campbell McGrath] of a hard-to-define genre. With work by over 140 poets and translators, including Pablo Neruda, Margaret Atwood, Russell Edson, Charles Simic, John Ashbery, Carolyn Forche, Christian Bok, Robert Bly, Maxine Chernoff, James Tate, Miroslav Holub, John Yau, Fanny Howe, James Wright, James Schuyler, Jorge Luis Borges, Denise Duhamel, Frank Bidart, Tom Andrews, Peter Johnson, Nin Andrews, Christopher Buckley, Cornelius Eady, Joe Brainard, Matthew Dickman, Allen Ginsberg, Brenda Hillman, Francis Ponge, Max Jacob, Gabriella Mistral, David Ignatow, Louis Jenkins, George Kalamaras, Rachel Loden, Morton Marcus, William Matthews, Campbell McGrath, W. S. Merwin, Amjad Nasser, Amy Newman, John Olson, N. Scott Momaday, and many others.

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About the Author

Brian Clements is the editor of Sentence: a Journal of Prose Poetics and the author of several collections of poetry, including Disappointed Psalms (Meritage Press) and And How to End It (Quale Press). He is a Professor of Writing, Linguistics, and Creative Process at Western Connecticut State University, where he coordinates the MFA in Creative and Professional Writing. Jamey Dunham is the author of The Bible of Lost Pets (Salt Modern Poets). He is an Associate Professor of English and Creative Writing at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio.

Product Details

• Paperback: 328 pages
• Publisher: Firewheel Editions (July 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966575474
• ISBN-13: 978-0966575477
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #109,478 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)