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More copies of this ISBN:State of the Union: 50 Political Poemsby Joshua Beckman
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:From rough optimism to sharp criticism, fifty American poets present new work dissecting the current political climate in America. Wide-ranging writers bring their bold voices to this collection, including Eileen Myles, Matthew Rohrer, Rebecca Wolff, Terrance Hayes, Joe Wenderoth, and Tao Lin. "Walking by Hope Street"Look at the landscape, A lot of damage, no? But we are here together, And of needing me, here The world needs me, We are too alone. And what of our orange daylight, Growing darker as the lamplit Trees grow dark. There Is not enough to say. But our hands, our gentle Frozen hands sift through Things like numbers out of breath. It will all be okay, I promise. Promise who? Promise the faded land. -Noelle Kocot "Literary Agency"Coretta Scott King has died, the other day. Dream unrealized. Lost and found, lost again, bathos my motivation my Elysian dream. The place inside untutored, incorruptible, without relation. That's something to hold onto, and uncontingency dressing the wound. That's sad and just "what it is." It is what it is. That's what I say when I can't bear the news. -Rebecca Wolff Synopsis:A political anthology from the front lines of American poetics.
Synopsis:Poetry. Anthologies. Edited by Joshua Beckman and Matthew Zapruder. William Carlos Williams wrote, "It is difficult/to get the news from poems/ yet men die miserably every day/ for lack/ of what is found there." STATE OF THE UNION brings together 50 American poets whose work boldly illustrates the urgency of Williams's forewarning. Contributors Include: John Ashbery, Marvin Bell, Anselm Berrigan, Lucille Clifton, Wanda Coleman, Nick Flynn, Forrest Gander, Matthea Harvey, Fanny Howe, Tao Lin, Eileen Myles, Alberto Rios, Matthew Rohrer, Mary Ruefle, Richard Siken, Juliana Spahr, James Tate, Brian Turner, Joe Wenderoth, Rebecca Wolff, and John Yau. About the AuthorJoshua Beckman was born in New Haven, Connecticut. His previous books include Your Time Has Come, and two collaborations with Matthew Rohrer. He lives in Seattle and New York. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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