No Boundaries: Prose Poems by 24 American Poets
As more poets write prose poems, one of the most common reasons they give for turning to them is that their fluent composition offers a "freedom of expression" lined poetry often restricts. To many, this sounds like a contradiction stemming from the eternal belief that any kind of good poetry has no boundaries. Yet those that write prose poems insist the act of placing their poems into sentences and paragraphs gives them a fresh approach to content...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1932195017
ISBN13:9781932195019
Release Date:April 2003
Publisher:Tupelo Press
Length:284 Pages
Weight:1.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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Great foundation for people getting into Prose Poetry
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
A fine collection, this offers some examples of the genre. Some call it "poetry's cop-out," it allows the clever writer an easily understandable perhaps first attempt at image rich free verse. You'll surprise yourself if you, after reading some of these great poems and poets, don't be suprised if you pick up your pen/pencil/laptop, dabble with a few prose poems and see that, "Hey, some of this is really pretty good."
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