Sweet Nothings: An Anthology of Rock and Roll in American Poetry

by Jim Elledge

Book Overview

"Every lovesick summer has its song,
And this one I pretended to despise.
But if I were alone when it came on,
I turned it up full-blast to sing along--
A primal scream in croaky baritone,
The notes all flat, the lyrics mostly slurred--
No wonder I spent so much time along
Making the rounds in Dad's old Thunderbird."
--From "Cruising with the Beach Boys" by Dana Gioia

No one should be surprised that rock and roll...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253208645
• ISBN13: 9780253208644
• Release Date: June 1994
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher