Word of Mouth: Gossip and American Poetry

by Chad Bennett

The first study of modern and contemporary poetry's vibrant exchange with gossip.

Can the art of gossip help us to better understand modern and contemporary poetry? Gossip's ostensible frivolity may seem at odds with common conceptions of poetry as serious, solitary expression. But in Word of Mouth, Chad Bennett explores the dynamic relationship between gossip and American poetry, uncovering the unexpected ways that the history...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421425378
• ISBN13: 9781421425375
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.8" x 8.9"