Thinking Poetics: Essays on George Oppen

by Forrest Gander, Ron Silliman, Kristin Prevallet

A long overdue collection of critical writing on Oppen's substantial legacy.

George Oppen, a crucial figure in the founding of the Objectivist poetry movement, is considered by many critics and poets to be one of the foremost innovators of 20th-century American poetry. Oppen's Of Being Numerous won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1969, and his influence on subsequent generations of poets has been profound.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817355464
• ISBN13: 9780817355463
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"