| The Body Electric: America's Best Poetry from the American Poetry Review Contributor(s): Berg, Stephen (Editor), Bonanno, David (Editor), Vogelsang, Arthur (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0393321703 ISBN-13: 9780393321708 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $42.75 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2001 Annotation: The breadth and innovation of American poetry, as well as the shifting styles and tastes of a quarter of a century, are represented in this volume. Here is the best of APR, in a selection by the current editors from 156 issues of the magazine. Included are Robert Bly, Eavan Boland, Hayden Carruth, Lucille Clifton, Carolyn Forche, Allen Ginsberg, and many more. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Poetry | American - General |
| Dewey: 811.540 |
| LCCN: 99055513 |
| Physical Information: 2.2" H x 6.1" W x 9" (2.50 lbs) 864 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A breathtaking, incomparable overview of American poetry at the turn of the millennium, from experimental language poetry to traditional formal verse, with all the vital, monumental stops between, The Body Electric captures the spirit of contemporary American poetry. Among the 180 poets included in this collection are Ai, John Ashbery, John Berryman, Charles Bukowski, Lucille Clifton, Carolyn Forche, Allen Ginsberg, Robert Hass, Seamus Heaney, Kenneth Koch, Yusef Komunyakaa, and Derek Walcott, plus a generous array of exciting new poets from recent years. The breadth and innovation of American poetry as well as the shifting styles and tastes of over a quarter of a century are represented in this volume. No other anthology gives such a complete and wide-ranging representation of American poetry today. |
Contributor Bio(s): Berg, Stephen: - Stephen Berg is the founder of The American Poetry Review. He lives in Philadelphia.Bonanno, David: - David Bonanno has been an editor at APR since 1973.Vogelsang, Arthur: - Arthur Vogelsang has been an editor at APR since 1973. |