Great American Prose Poems - by David Lehman (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Lehman demonstrates that he has his finger on the pulse of the poetry world with this groundbreaking collection of American prose poems. Arranged chronologically to enable readers to trace the development of this hybrid genre, the poems anthologized here include selections from masters of American literature.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>A prose poem is a poem written in prose rather than verse. But what does that really mean? Is it an indefinable hybrid? An anomaly in the history of poetry? Are the very words prose poem an oxymoron? This groundbreaking anthology edited by celebrated poet David Lehman, editor of <i>The Best American Poetry</i> series, traces the form in all its dazzling variety from Poe and Emerson to Auden and Ashbery and on, right up to the present. In his brilliant and lucid introduction, Lehman defines the prose poem, summarizes its French heritage, and outlines its history in the United States. Included here are important works from masters of American literature, as well as poems by contemporary mainstays and emerging talents who demonstrate why the form has become an irresistible option for the practicing poet today. <i>Great American Prose Poems</i> is a marvelous collection, a must-have for anyone interested in the current state of the art.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>David Lehman, the series editor of <i>The Best American Poetry</i>, is also the editor of <i>The Oxford Book of American Poetry</i>. His eleven books of poetry include <i>Playlist</i>, <i>Poems in the Manner Of</i>, <i>New and Selected Poems</i>, <i>When a Woman Loves a Man, </i>and <i> The Daily Mirror.</i> The most recent of his many nonfiction books is <i>One Hundred Autobiographies A Memoir</i>. He lives in New York City and Ithaca, New York.
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