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<p>this Book Collects, In A Single Volume, The Best Of Robert Peters' Fearless, Impassioned, And Often Hilarious Assessments Of Contemporary American Poetry. Included Are Some Thirty-five Essays And Reviews On Such Major Figures As Robert Bly, Charles Bukowski, Allen Ginsberg, John Ashbery, Diane Wakowski, Robert Creeley, Robert Duncan, Tess Gallager, Gary Snyder, Jack Spicer, And W. S. Merwin, As Well As Commentaries On Many Lesser-known Poets.</p><h3>publishers Weekly</h3><p>it's Hard To Dislike A Poetry Critic Who Chooses To Discuss John Ashbery In The Form Of A Mock-colloquy Between Two Overeducated Characters Named Dick And Jane (``reaming Eucalyptus Roots From Sewer Lines Is Simpler Than Deciphering Ashbery,'' Dick Asserts). Peters ( Poems, Selected And New ) Takes A Refreshingly Unacademic Approach To The Assessment Of Contemporary American Poetry; These Essays, Representing His Work Of The Last Quarter Century, Try To Cut A Path Through The ``safe Forms, Safe Language, Safe Themes'' That In His Opinion Have Clogged The Scene. His Correctives--positive Proselytizing, Witty Naysaying, And The Mixed Review--are Imaginative. Interspersed With Pieces Addressing A Broad Range Of

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Author

Peters, Robert, 1924-2014

Publisher

Leaping Dog Press

Published

1994

Language

EN

ISBN

9781878580634

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, History, Poetry

Rating

5 / 5 (1 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14