It Was Today: New Poems

by Andrei Codrescu

Book Overview

In praise of his poetry, The New York Times calls Andrei Codrescu "one of our most prodigiously talented and magical writers." Part genius, part tongue-in-cheek provocateur, Codrescu is an audacious and passionate poet. The heart of this first new collection in nearly a decade is a beautiful conceit containing the "recently discovered" correspondence between a warrior and a courtesan in fourteenth-century China. These tender, timeless verses...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566891469
• ISBN13: 9781566891462
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Coffee House Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.3" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

100% in the language of poetry

Andrei Codrescu is a producer of life. Never a witness. With his sharp observation, his strong word, and his original view, he can transforme the world in pure poetry. Universal spirit, crossing borders and cultures, Codrescu is the most American poet we have today.

It Was Today by Codrescu

This work enunciates a number of everyday themes of youngpoets, family life, the streets, the general public, biblical themes and Lu Li. It is light-hearted with sporatic use ofcolloquial English in many spots. The presentation utilizesa series of sentences-each beginning with a small letteras opposed to the traditional sentence structure.Here is a sample." Li Chen's silk worms work day and night he has thousands of trees in many valleys travellers sometimes stumble these are woven into his cocoons. "Buy this book if your intention is to survey the works ofyoung poets. The work is entertaining but it does not have thestature of any of Edgar Allen Poe's writings-at least not yet.