Last of the Outsiders: Volume 1: The Collected Poems, 1968-2019 Contributor(s): Grapes, Jack (Author), Grapes, Marcus J. (Author), Bevis, Phil (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1633980901 ISBN-13: 9781633980907 Publisher: Chatwin Books OUR PRICE: $29.66 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General |
Series: Chatwin Collected Poets |
Physical Information: 1.24" H x 6" W x 9" (1.78 lbs) 556 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Last of the Outsiders offers a sweeping view of prolific American poet Jack Grapes' fifty-year career. Presenting the core of Grapes' poetic work, the collection ranges from poems originally printed in 1968 to work written in 2019. The collection's title, Last of the Outsiders, reflects both Grapes' early ties to the noted anti-establishment journal The Outsider and his standing as an outsider with no allegiance to any one school of poetry. Eternally a chameleon, Grapes defies easy classification; he has been labeled in various periods as an "Outsider Poet," a "Stand Up Poet," a "Revolutionary Poet," a "Confessional Poet," and a "Man of his Time." Simultaneously surreal and realistic, desolate and comedic, witty and urbane, Grapes' work taps into the diverse trajectories of American poetry while never settling on any single viewpoint. Charles Bukowski once wrote that, "The poems in your chapbook, This Thing Upon Me (included in this volume), are as good as anybody can write." |