
Seven Poets, Four Days, One Book
Trinity University Press,U.S.
Published on 30. April 2009
Book
Hardback
96 pages
978-1-59534-036-8 (ISBN)
Description
Lauded poet Christopher Merrill hatched a brilliant plan: invite six other poets to join him in four days of writing in Iowa City. The poets would write for 30 minutes, creating a poem of 15 lines, and then read it aloud to the group. As poets heard the poems, they noted memorable words, images, and lines, which they would borrow to insert in subsequent poems of their own. These rounds continued, until, in a process of call and response and unprecedented collaboration, 80 poems had been composed. Those 80 poems are collected in this book, penned by authors who represent some of the best and brightest the world of poetry has to offer. Transcending differences of generation, gender, language, and vision, these poets have invented an entirely new facet of the poet's creative process.
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Language
English
Place of publication
San Antonio
United States
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 191 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
4309 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59534-036-8 (9781595340368)
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Dean Young | Christopher Merrill | Marvin Bell
Seven Poets, Four Days, One Book
E-Book
04/2011
1st Edition
Trinity University Press
€14.49
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Persons
Tomaz salamun was widely recognized as a leading Central European poet and has been translated into many languages. He lived in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and often taught and gave readings in the United States. His many prizes include the European Prize for Poetry. His recent books translated into English are Poker, Blackboards, The Book for My Brother, Row, and Woods and Chalices.