Prose Poetry: An Introduction

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An engaging and authoritative introduction to an increasingly important and popular literary genre Prose Poetry is the first book of its kind-an engaging and authoritative introduction to the history, development, and features of English-language prose poetry, an increasingly important and popular literary form that is still too little understoo

Paul Hetherington is professor of writing at the University of Canberra, Australia. A distinguished poet, he is the founder of the International Prose Poetry Group. Cassandra Atherton is associate professor of writing and literature at Deakin University, Australia. An award-winning prose poet, she established the Stein Award for women prose poets.

"Shortlisted for the Prize for Literary Scholarship, Australian University Heads of English" "The rich variety of work featured in this study provides a hugely valuable sense of just how vibrant the form currently is. . . . The book's robust championing of prose poetry in its many manifestations - and the recognition that this is a contemporary literary mode growing in significance - are perspectives to which we ought to attend."---Simon Collings, Fortnightly Review "With this work, Hetherington and Atherton enrich understanding of and debates about the 'new' genre of prose poetry. Their impressive explication of the genre's history from the mid-19th century to the present sets a frame for their equally impressive exploration of many facets of this protean art." * Choice Reviews *