
The Face of Poetry
Margaretta Mitchell(Author)
Zack Rogow(Editor)
University of California Press
1st Edition
Published on 1. February 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
386 pages
978-0-520-24604-1 (ISBN)
Description
From the explosion in creative writing programs and workshops to the poetry slams and open mikes in every city to the reading groups venturing beyond prose for the first time, poetry is suddenly everywhere. This vibrant anthology showcases unforgettable poems and photographic portraits of leading writers in the United States, together with a CD that features many of the poets reading from their work. From Aleida Rodriguez to Ishmael Reed to Maxine Hong Kingston to John Ashbery, the poets gathered here represent a cross section of poetic styles, geographic regions, and ethnic identities. Together they express the amazing exuberance and diversity of contemporary poetry. Margaretta K. Mitchell conceived the volume after attending the celebrated Lunch Poems Reading Series at the University of California, Berkeley. Her desire to capture the faces of all of the poets who participated in the series led to the creation of this book. Her essay explores the importance of portraiture and describes her studio sessions with these poets.
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Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Berkerley
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
49 b-w photographs
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 203 mm
Thickness: 0 mm
Weight
998 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-520-24604-1 (9780520246041)
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Persons
Margaretta K. Mitchell is a Bay Area photographer whose work has appeared in numerous exhibitions and books. Her photographs are in the collections of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the New York Public Library, and the International Center of Photography, among others. Her books include Gift of Place (1969), To a Cabin (1973), Recollections: Ten Women of Photography (1979), and Ruth Bernhard: Between Art and Life (2000). Zack Rogow, poet, translator and coordinator of the Lunch Poems Reading Series, provides a general introduction and a brief biography of each poet. The foreword by former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Hass puts the book in the context of the current poetry scene.
Content
Foreword Robert Hass Acknowledgments Editor's Introduction Zack Rogow In Celebration of Portraits and Poets: Photographer's Introduction Margaretta K. Mitchell Czeslaw Milosz John Ashbery Galway Kinnell Gary Snyder Linda Pastan Michael S. Harper Ishmael Reed Quincy Troupe Chana Bloch Fanny Howe Maxine Hong Kingston Robert Pinsky Billy Collins Robert Hass Lyn Hejinian Marilyn Hacker Sharon Olds Linda McCarriston Bill Zavatsky Alan Williamson Yusef Komunyakaa Heather McHugh Ntozake Shange Sekou Sundiata Agha Shahid Ali David St. John Jorie Graham Marie Howe Brenda Hillman Brigit Pegeen Kelly Robert Thomas Jimmy Santiago Baca Mary Ruefle Mark Doty Tony Hoagland Harryette Mullen Aleida Rodriguez Cornelius Eady Luis J. Rodriguez Marilyn Chin Dionisio D. Martinez Li-Young Lee Carl Phillips Frank Paino Elizabeth Alexander D.A. Powell Sherman Alexie Credits Index