No Boundaries: Prose Poems by 24 American Poets

by Ray Gonzalez

Book Overview

As more poets write prose poems, one of the most common reasons they give for turning to them is that their fluent composition offers a "freedom of expression" lined poetry often restricts. To many, this sounds like a contradiction stemming from the eternal belief that any kind of good poetry has no boundaries. Yet those that write prose poems insist the act of placing their poems into sentences and paragraphs gives them a fresh approach to content...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1932195017
• ISBN13: 9781932195019
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Tupelo Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 3.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Great foundation for people getting into Prose Poetry

A fine collection, this offers some examples of the genre. Some call it "poetry's cop-out," it allows the clever writer an easily understandable perhaps first attempt at image rich free verse. You'll surprise yourself if you, after reading some of these great poems and poets, don't be suprised if you pick up your pen/pencil/laptop, dabble with a few prose poems and see that, "Hey, some of this is really pretty good."