Vital Signs

by Ronald Wallace

Book Overview

The selections in this anthology represent the full range and vitality of contemporary American poetry--from minimalism to epic, from free verse to traditional form, from plain conversation to richly embroidered tapestry, form passionate political utterance to intense personal drama, from light verse to tough lyricism. Since 1950 university presses have published more than 900 volumes of original poetry, opening the canon to a wide range of rich...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299121607
• ISBN13: 9780299121600
• Release Date: September 1989
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.3"