The Eloquent Poem

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128 Contemporary Poems and Their Making

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The Eloquent Poem is a groundbreaking anthology curated by Elise Paschen, featuring 128 contemporary poets such as Mary Jo Bang, Billy Collins, Joy Harjo, and Paul Muldoon. The collection is organised by poetic approach, ranging from formal to thematic styles, and includes insightful micro-essays by the poets on the origins of their works.
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This collection is ideal for readers interested in contemporary poetry, students, and poetry enthusiasts looking to explore diverse poetic voices and styles.

A groundbreaking poetry anthology for readers, writers, students, and teachers, with original poems from some of America’s greatest living poets.

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From the New York Times best-selling anthologist, Elise Paschen, comes The Eloquent Poem, a groundbreaking collection of new poems by 128 contemporary poets, including Mary Jo Bang, Marilyn Chin, Billy Collins, Cornelius Eady, Martín Espada, Kamiko Hahn, Joy Harjo, Edward Hirsch, Major Jackson, Laura Kasischke, Joy Ladin, Randall Mann, Paul Muldoon, Marilyn Nelson, Aimee Nezhukmatathil, Stanley Plumly, Rosanna Warren, and many others.

This extraordinary volume is divided into sections by poetic approach—some formal, some occasional, and some thematic—and includes illuminating micro-essays from the contributors on how each poem came to be.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780892555000

Publisher: Persea Books Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 May 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: Persea Books Inc

Contributors:

Edited by Elise Paschen
Introduction by Elise Paschen

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 409g

Pages: 338

Collections

Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Poetry

About the Author

Elise Paschen, an enrolled member of the Osage Nation, is the author of, most recently, The Nightlife, Bestiary, Infidelities, and Houses: Coasts. Her poems have been published in The New Yorker and Poetry, among other magazines, and in numerous anthologies. She is the editor of The New York Times best-selling anthology, Poetry Speaks to Children, and co-editor of Poetry Speaks and Poetry in Motion, among other anthologies. Former Executive Director of the Poetry Society of America, she is a co-founder of Poetry in Motion, a nationwide program which places poetry posters in subway cars and buses. Paschen teaches in the MFA Program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.