The Yellow Shoe Poets: Selected Poems, 1964-1999 [Hardcover]

George P. Garrett (Editor), Fred Chappell (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1999

"Since 1964, when Louisiana State University Press published its inaugural book of verse (Miller Williams's A Circle of Stone), its poetry list has grown exponentially - 191 books by 93 poets - into a program that inspires understandable pride in those associated with it."--BOOK JACKET. "To mark this thirty-five-year-old tradition as the century and millennium turn, and to offer a sampling of its richness, The Yellow Shoe Poets, a retrospective anthology, was compiled under the editorship of George Garrett, a longtime colleague of the Press and the author of eight poetry volumes. (Say "the LSU poets" real fast with a southern drawl and you get the ridiculously wonderful moniker that poet Elizabeth Seydel Morgan's young friend innocently mistook for this noble band. It's an image Brendan Galvin has appropriated to a perfect fit in his poem "Yellow Shoe Poet," written on behalf of his fellow "yellow shoes" across the years.)"--BOOK JACKET.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

What, you might ask, is a "yellow shoe" poet? If you skip the introduction to this fine, interesting anthology, you won't have a clue; it's simply LSU (Louisiana State University) poets said with a Southern drawl. Unfortunately, the title reveals nothing of the wealth of poetry inside. Including at least one poem from every poetry book published by LSU Press since the inauguration of its poetry series in 1964Aover 200 books, representing over 90 poetsAthe collection offers such well-known poets as Margaret Gibson, Dave Smith, Lisel Mueller, and Robert Penn Warren and many other excellent but less-famous poets. What makes this anthology even more inviting is that the living poets selected the poems themselves. Unfortunately, in some cases a poet is represented by only one poem, but the more widely published poets have as many as four. Inevitably, the collection offers a hodgepodge of styles and subjects, but this variety allows for a wide look at contemporary American poetry. Recommended for both public and academic collections.ADoris Lynch, Monroe Cty. P.L., Bloomington, IN
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 264 pages
• Publisher: Louisiana State University Press (November 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0807124508
• ISBN-13: 978-0807124505
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,757,653 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)