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Collected Poems (American Poetry Recovery Series)
Whitehead, Fred; Rolfe, Edwin. Ed(S): Nelson, Cary
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Description for Collected Poems (American Poetry Recovery Series)
paperback. Editor(s): Nelson, Cary. Series: American Poetry Recovery Series. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 531.
This long-overdue collection, which gathers together more than two hundred poems written over a span of six decades, along with an extended biographical analysis by Fred Whitehead, permits a comprehensive assessment of the work of a man Thomas McGrath described as "one of the very best of the revolutionary poets."
Don Gordon made his name in the 1930s as a passionate and outspoken political poet, his work being published in the most prestigious American journals. In spite of his growing literary reputation he was called before the Un-American Activities Committee of the U.S. House or Representatives in ... Read more
This long-overdue collection, which gathers together more than two hundred poems written over a span of six decades, along with an extended biographical analysis by Fred Whitehead, permits a comprehensive assessment of the work of a man Thomas McGrath described as "one of the very best of the revolutionary poets."
Don Gordon made his name in the 1930s as a passionate and outspoken political poet, his work being published in the most prestigious American journals. In spite of his growing literary reputation he was called before the Un-American Activities Committee of the U.S. House or Representatives in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Series
American Poetry Recovery Series
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252066405
SKU
V9780252066405
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Reviews for Collected Poems (American Poetry Recovery Series)
"What a joy it is to see this collection! New generations of poets can now hold in their hands not only an important connection to America's radical past but eloquent proof that socially engaged poetry can be great poetry. Congratulations to the University of Illinois Press for rescuing the work of this neglected master." -– Robert Edwards, editor, Pemmican