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Hayden Carruth (Listener's Guide Series)

by Copper Canyon Press

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Publisher Comments:

This new seventy-minute recording features Hayden Carruth reading thirty poems from his Collected Shorter Poems, which received the National Book Critics Circle Award, and Scrambled Eggs &Whiskey, which won the National Book Award. The selection spans, in roughly chronological order, his celebrated career of more than fifty years. To hear Carruth give voice to poems suchg as "The Cows at Night," "Marvin McCabe," and "Regarding Chainsaws" is a rare gift.

In addition to the National Book Award Hayden Carruthhas been awarded a National Book Critics Circle Award, a 1995 Lannan Literary Award, the Shelley Memorial Award, and fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the NEA, among many other honors. The author of dozens of books of poetry and prose, he is a former editor of Poetryand former poetry editor for Harper's. He lives in Munnsville, New York.

Synopsis:

Many book discussion groups relish the prospect of reading a difficult novel or nonfiction work, but poetry still holds a degree of intimidation. Once good poetry is heard, however, most people feel compelled to read it.

The first four compact discs in Copper Canyon's new audio series feature poets reading from their own poetry and are intended to introduce new poetry readers to the joys of the genre. Designed with book discussion groups in mind — but suited for beginners and avid poetry readers alike — each recording is accompanied by a booklet discussing poetry, poetic forms, and the individual work of the poets featured in the recordings.

For customers new to poetry or for the most avid poetry reader, these recordings are a must.

Recorded in an old barn in upstate New York, this Carruth retrospective presents the poet in a dramatic, beautiful recording.

About the Author

Hayden Carruth is the author of twenty-five books of poetry, a novel, four books of criticism, and two anthologies, and has held fellowships from the Bollingen, Guggenheim and Lannan foundations, as well as the NEA. His many awards include the National Book Award for Poetry, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Lenore Marshall/The Nation Award.

Product Details

ISBN:
9781556599989
Subtitle:
A Listener's Guide
Author:
Copper Canyon Press
Author:
Carruth, Hayden
Publisher:
Copper Canyon Press
Subject:
American - General
Subject:
General Poetry
Series:
Listener's Guide Series
Publication Date:
March 2000
Binding:
Compact Disc
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
32
Dimensions:
494x565x41 19
Media Run Time:
032

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