The Public World/Syntactically Impermanence

by Leslie Scalapino

A new collection of essays and poetry from the poet Library Journal called "one of the most unique and powerful writers at the forefront of American literature."

The Public World / Syntactically Impermanence is a brilliant consideration of the strategies of poetry, and the similarities between early Zen thought and some American avant-garde writings that counter the "language of determinateness," or conventions of perception. The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081956379X
• ISBN13: 9780819563798
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up