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Sweet Nothings: An Anthology of Rock and Roll in American Poetry

by Jim (edt) Elledge

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Publisher Comments:

Every lovesick summer has its song,

And this one I pretended to despise.

But if I were alone when it came on,

I turned it up full-blast to sing along--

A primal scream in croaky baritone,

The notes all flat, the lyrics mostly slurred--

No wonder I spent so much time along

Making the rounds in Dad's old Thunderbird.

--From Cruising with the Beach Boys by Dana Gioia

No one should be surprised that rock and roll music turns up in the work of many of the Baby-Boom poets, where it conjures up poignant memories, evokes a specific mood, or haunts the poets' psychic landscape. Arranged in a loosely thematic manner, the 125 poems in Sweet Nothings mirror the varied forms of rock and roll, mimic its sounds, bask in its innocence, draw inspiration from its rebelliousness. For this collection Jim Elledge has gathered works by 79 poets, among them some of the most highly regarded poets of our time: Frank O'Hara, Joyce Carol Oates, David Wojahn, Thom Gunn, Rita Dove, Lynda Hull, Albert Goldbarth, Lisel Mueller, Yusef Komunyakaa, Gary Soto, William Matthews. In the final section of the book the poets comment on the relationship between their works and rock and roll.

Synopsis:

Undoubtedly, rock and roll has influenced the poets included in Sweet Nothings in other, more subtle ways than simply thematically. Arranged in a loosely thematic manner, Sweet Nothings is meant to mirror the varied music that rock and roll has evolved into during its four-decade existence.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780253208644

Editor:

Elledge, Jim

Publisher:

Indiana University Press

Editor:

Elledge, Jim

Author:

Elledge, Jim

Location:

Bloomington :

Subject:

American

Subject:

Literature

Subject:

American - General

Subject:

Anthologies (multiple authors)

Subject:

American poetry

Subject:

Poetry

Subject:

Rock music

Subject:

American poetry -- 20th century.

Subject:

Rock music -- Poetry.

Subject:

Poetry -Anthologies

Copyright:

1994

Publication Date:

19940631

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Yes

Pages:

312

Dimensions:

8.21x5.52x.89 in. .92 lbs.

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Sweet Nothings: An Anthology of Rock and Roll in American Poetry New Trade Paper Jim (edt) Elledge

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Product details 312 pages Indiana University Press - 1994-05-01 English 9780253208644 Reviews:

"Synopsis" by Libri, Undoubtedly, rock and roll has influenced the poets included in Sweet Nothings in other, more subtle ways than simply thematically. Arranged in a loosely thematic manner, Sweet Nothings is meant to mirror the varied music that rock and roll has evolved into during its four-decade existence.