
Inscribing My Name
Selected Poems - New, Used, and Repossessed
The Kent State University Press(Author)
Kent State University Press
Will be published approx. on 30. December 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-0-87338-876-4 (ISBN)
Description
Herbert Woodward Martin's body of poetry from the past five decades is, in many ways, matched by no one else. His many poetic voices range from quiet lyrics to angry protest poems, from groundbreaking counterpoint structures to prize-winning historical narratives. His wide-ranging poetry acts as a barometer of various times and tempers in American literature. His poetry is innovative and balanced and has a special way of working within traditions even as it creates its own unique space. Martin's poetry captures life in the Midwest through the authenticity of his voice, his dramatic sense, and the wonderful innovation of his multidisciplinary talents (poet, scholar, teacher, librettist, and performer). From his first volume of poetry in 1969 to ""Inscribing My Name"", Martin's work brings alive important issues and struggles in our understanding of what it means to be human. This accomplished body of work is a unique combination of traditional poetic forms, the African American musical tradition, and Martin's extensive experience creating and performing theater and opera.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Kent, OH
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 227 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
367 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-87338-876-4 (9780873388764)
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01/2013
The Kent State University Press
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Person
Herbert Woodward Martin is poet-in-residence at the University of Dayton in Ohio. He has written Escape to the Promised Land (2005), A Matter of Honor (2000), and Paul Laurence Dunbar: A Singer of Songs (1980)