The Little Death of Self: Nine Essays Toward Poetry

by Marianne Boruch

Book Overview

A volume in the Poets on Poetry series, which collects critical works by contemporary poets, gathering together the articles, interviews, and book reviews by which they have articulated the poetics of a new generation.

The line between poetry (the delicate, surprising not-quite) and the essay (the emphatic so-there ) is thin, easily crossed. Both welcome a deep mulling-over, endlessly mixing image and idea and running with scissors; certainly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472053477
• ISBN13: 9780472053476
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.0"