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Outside the lines : talking with contemporary gay poets / Christopher Hennessy.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hennessy, Christopher, 1973-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American poetry--20th century--History and criticism--Theory, etc.
- American poetry.
- Homosexuality and literature--United States--History--20th century.
- Homosexuality and literature.
- Gay men's writings, American--History and criticism--Theory, etc.
- Gay men's writings, American.
- Poets, American--20th century--Interviews.
- Poets, American.
- Gay men--United States--Interviews.
- Gay men.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (229 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- " Outside the Lines explores the personal and historical forces that have shaped the work of a dozen gifted poets. The answers given to Hennessy's astute, perfectly tailored questions remind a reader how exciting poetry can be, and how writers create, through language, the world as we have never known it. These adventuresome interviews will stir anyone who cares about the making of art." ---Bernard Cooper, author of Maps to Anywhere Editor Christopher Hennessy gathers interviews with some of the most significant figures in contemporary American poetry. While each poet is gay, these encompassing, craft-centered interviews reflect the diversity of their respective arts and serve as a testament to the impact gay poets have had and will continue to have on contemporary poetics. The book includes twelve frank, intense interviews with some of America's best-known and loved poets, who have not only enjoyed wide critical acclaim but who have had lasting impact on both the gay tradition and the contemporary canon writ large, for example, Frank Bidart, the late Thom Gunn, and J. D. McClatchy. Some of the most honored and respected poets, still in the middle of their careers, are also included, for example, Mark Doty, Carl Phillips, and Reginald Shepherd. Each interview explores the poet's complete work to date, often illuminating the poet's technical evolution and emotional growth, probing shifts in theme, and even investigating links between verse and sexuality. In addition to a selected bibliography of works by established poets, the book also includes a list of works by newer and emerging poets who are well on their way to becoming important voices of the new millennium.
- Contents:
- Thom Gunn
- Frank Bidart
- Alfred Corn
- J.D. McClatchy
- Mark Doty
- David Trinidad
- Henri Cole
- Carl Phillips
- A. Powell
- Reginald Shepherd
- Rafael Campo
- Timothy Liu.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-216).
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9786612594007
- 9781282594005
- 1282594001
- 9780472026326
- 0472026321
- OCLC:
- 764534171
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