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Kenneth Koch: Selected Poems: (American Poets Project #24)

Hardback

Main Details

Title Kenneth Koch: Selected Poems: (American Poets Project #24)
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Kenneth Koch
Edited by Ron Padgett
SeriesAmerican Poets Project
Series part Volume No. 24
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:200
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 122
Category/GenrePoetry by individual poets
ISBN/Barcode 9781598530063
ClassificationsDewey:811.54
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher The Library of America
Imprint The Library of America
Publication Date 5 April 2007
Publication Country United States

Description

Kenneth Koch, in the words of editor Ron Padgett, wrote poetry that became a part of "the mystery and pleasure of being alive." A center of the New York School, he gained notoriety by mocking the stodginess and academicism of much mid-century verse. This enthralling selection encompasses the full range of Koch's poetry, and includes such already classic works as "Fresh Air" (his devastatingly satirical assault on mid-1950s poetic conformism), "The Pleasure of Peace" (with its defiant assertion that "One single piece of pink mint chewing gum contains more pleasures / Than the whole rude gallery of war!"), "The Art of Poetry," his astonishing and light-footed survey of the aims and methods of poetry, and poems from the late collectionNew Addresses, including "To World War Two," "To Psychoanalysis," and "To the French Language." A poet at once directly accessible and deeply mysterious, Kenneth Koch was the master of an art of surprise in which the world is constantly reimagined. About the American Poets Project Elegantly designed in compact editions, printed on acid-free paper, and textually authoritative, the American Poets Project makes available the full range of the American poetic accomplishment, selected and introduced by today's most discerning poets and critics.

Author Biography

Ron Padgett, editor, is the author of many books of poetry, includingHow to Be Perfect,You Never Know,The Big Something,How Long, andGreat Balls of Fire, as well asJoe- A Memoir of Joe Brainard.

Reviews

"A pleasant surprise. . . . Ron Padgett provides an excellent introduction to Koch, both as person and as poet."-The Quarterly Conversation