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Set in Motion: Essays, Interviews, and Dialogues (Poets on Poetry)
A. R. Ammons
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Description for Set in Motion: Essays, Interviews, and Dialogues (Poets on Poetry)
Paperback. Prose reflections on the nature, nuances, and undiminished importance of poetry Series: Poets on Poetry. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: DC; DSB; DSC; G. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 178.
Set in Motion collects for the first time the prose writings of A. R. Ammons, one of our most important and enduring contemporary poets. Hailed as a major force in American poetry by such redoubtable critics as Harold Bloom and Helen Vendler, Ammons has reflected upon the influences of luminaries like Emerson, Thoreau, Whitman, Frost, Stevens, and Williams while creating a compelling style and an artistic vision uniquely his own.
Set in Motion includes essays, reviews, and interviews as well as a selection of Ammons's poems, with commentary from the author about their inspiration and effects. He takes up the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
Series
Poets on Poetry
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472066032
SKU
V9780472066032
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99-50
About A. R. Ammons
A. R. Ammons is the author of Sphere, A Coast of Trees, and Garbage and was recently the editor of The Best American Poetry 1994. His awards include the MacArthur and Guggenheim fellowships, the Bollingen Prize, two National Book Awards, and prizes from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the National Book Critics Circle. He is Goldwin Smith ... Read more
Reviews for Set in Motion: Essays, Interviews, and Dialogues (Poets on Poetry)
. . . provides the reader with insights into Ammons's poetics, into his views on literary criticism, and into his perspective on teaching creative writing." —North Carolina Libraries