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Splay Anthem
Nathaniel Mackey
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Description for Splay Anthem
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: WZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 220.
Part antiphonal rant, part rhythmic whisper, Nathaniel Mackey's new collection of poems, Splay Anthem, takes the reader to uncharted poetic spaces. Divided into three sections—"Braid," "Fray," and "Nub" (one referent Mackey notes in his stellar Introduction: "the imperial, flailing republic of Nub the United States has become, the shrunken place the earth has become, planet Nub")—Splay Anthem weaves together two ongoing serial poems Mackey has been writing for over twenty years, "Song of the Andoumboulou" and "Mu" (though "Mu no more itself / than Andoumboulou").
In the cosmology of the Dogon of West Africa, the Andoumboulou are ... Read more
Part antiphonal rant, part rhythmic whisper, Nathaniel Mackey's new collection of poems, Splay Anthem, takes the reader to uncharted poetic spaces. Divided into three sections—"Braid," "Fray," and "Nub" (one referent Mackey notes in his stellar Introduction: "the imperial, flailing republic of Nub the United States has become, the shrunken place the earth has become, planet Nub")—Splay Anthem weaves together two ongoing serial poems Mackey has been writing for over twenty years, "Song of the Andoumboulou" and "Mu" (though "Mu no more itself / than Andoumboulou").
In the cosmology of the Dogon of West Africa, the Andoumboulou are ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780811216524
SKU
V9780811216524
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About Nathaniel Mackey
Nathaniel Mackey was born in Miami, Florida in 1947. He is the author of several books of poetry, fiction, and criticism, and has received many awards for his work, including the National Book Award in poetry for Splay Anthem, the Stephen Henderson Award from the African American Literature and Culture Society, and the Bollingen Prize from the Beinecke Library at ... Read more
Reviews for Splay Anthem
"... a mesmerizing unfolding of language as mus(e)ical thinking."
The Believer "Mackey's writing rewards close reading with resonances of real experience."
The Village Voice "Mackey's rampant alliteration and his reconfiguration of words on the phonemic and morphemic level create a sonic atmosphere that enacts a state of jazz."
Boston Review "Mackey is a sure and skilled and ... Read more
The Believer "Mackey's writing rewards close reading with resonances of real experience."
The Village Voice "Mackey's rampant alliteration and his reconfiguration of words on the phonemic and morphemic level create a sonic atmosphere that enacts a state of jazz."
Boston Review "Mackey is a sure and skilled and ... Read more