Poasis: New and Collected Poems

by Pierre Joris

Book Overview

Poasis, Joris's first major publication in the United States, highlights his work since the mid-1980s.

Pierre Joris's poems are characterized by an arresting mix of passion and intellect, by what Pound called "language charged with meaning." For Joris, a language is always a second language, and his poetry takes as its main concern the question of marginality and exile. He is unique in being an American poet comfortable in three languages,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819564354
• ISBN13: 9780819564351
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"