The Kinds of Poetry I Want : Essays & Comedies

The Kinds of Poetry I Want : Essays & Comedies

(Author) Charles Bernstein
Format: Paperback
Price: £24.00

A celebration of the radical poetics of invention from Charles Bernstein. For more than four decades, Charles Bernstein has been at the forefront of experimental poetry, ever reaching for a radical poetics that defies schools, periods, and cultural institutions. The Kinds of Poetry I Want is a celebration of invention and includes not only poetry but also essays on aesthetics and literary studies, interviews with other poets, autobiographical sketches, and more. At once a dialogic novel, long poem, and grand opera, The Kinds of Poetry I Want arrives amid renewed attacks on humanistic expression. In his polemical, humorous style, Bernstein faces these challenges head-on and affirms the enduring vitality and attraction of poetry, poetics, and literary criticism.

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Publisher:
The University of Chicago Press
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
None
ISBN:
9780226836096
Publish year:
2025
Publish date:
Jan. 27, 2025

Charles Bernstein

Charles Bernstein is a prominent American poet known for his groundbreaking work in language poetry. His most famous collection, "L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E," challenged traditional notions of language and meaning. Bernstein's experimental style and focus on the materiality of words have made him a key figure in contemporary literature.

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