American Poetry Since 1970: Up Late

by Andrei Codrescu

Book Overview

The new edition of the bestselling alternative anthology of American poets isa 600-page gathering of what is alive, awake, and intelligent on the current poetry scene. This edition includes a complete... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0941423263
• ISBN13: 9780941423267
• Release Date: March 1990
• Publisher: Four Walls Eight Windows
• Length: 623 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Still one of the finest contemporary poetry anthologies

If you're interested in contemporary & postmodern poetry, this is a better place than most to start. Codrescu doesn't come to the task of anthologizing with an ideological bone to pick. He requires only excellent, passionate speech. Unlike many anthologies, the range of styles is huge. What you won't get here is safe poetry, written by comfortable people more interested in keeping their jobs in some lame creative writing program than they are in their subject matter. You won't like everything in here, but you'll be stunned and amazed by much of it, and it will change the way you think about poetry. Very highly recommended.