FROM THE FISHOUSE: An Anthology of Poems That Sing, Rhyme, Resound, Syncopate, Alliterate, and Just Plain Sound Great.
by Dungy, Camille T., Matt O'Donnell and Jeffrey Thomson, editors. Tyehimba Jess, signed
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- first
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- Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (short tear at base of spine)
- ISBN 10
- 0892553480
- ISBN 13
- 9780892553488
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About This Item
New York:: Persea Books,, (2019). First edition -. Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (short tear at base of spine). First printing, a trade paperback original. An anthology of verse divided into ten playful sections - for example, "The Barrel Is Surely Coming Down the Hill" is comprised of poems that gain momentum as they move. Foreword by Gerald Stern and a cross-referenced index of the poems' technical and stylistic traits. Among the contributors are Adrian Blevins, Gabrielle Calvocoressi, Tina Chang, Ross Gay, Paul Guest, Matthea Harvey, James Hoch, Major Jackson, Ilya Kaminsky, Dana Levin, Cate Marvin, Patrick Rosal, Tracy K. Smith, Brian Turner and many others. SIGNED by Pulitzer Prize winning writer Tyehimba Jess at his poem 'leadbelly vs lomax at the modern language association conference 1934.' Includes a cd with many of the poets reading one of their poems. xxii, 272 pp.
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- Title
- FROM THE FISHOUSE: An Anthology of Poems That Sing, Rhyme, Resound, Syncopate, Alliterate, and Just Plain Sound Great.
- Author
- Dungy, Camille T., Matt O'Donnell and Jeffrey Thomson, editors. Tyehimba Jess, signed
- Format/Binding
- First edition -
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (short tear at base of spine)
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0892553480
- ISBN 13
- 9780892553488
- Publisher
- Persea Books,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- (2019)
- Keywords
- african american poet,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry Anthology;
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