The Gift of Tongues: Twenty-five Years of Poetry from Copper Canyon PressSam Hamill Since its inception in 1972, Copper Canyon Press has remained dedicated to publishing poetry from a wide range of styles. The Gift of Tongues is drawn from among more than 150 books and chap-books of poetry published by the press. Features Sam Hamill's in-depth personal introduction about Copper Canyon's path and dedication to the poetry of many cultures, as well as an annotated bibliography. |
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Page xix
... Levertov's Wanderer's Daysong ( 1981 ) and equally elegant Priest and a Dead Priestess Speaks by H.D. ( 1983 ) were issued in hand - bound limited editions only . But such books are as much a work of art as a tool , and they quickly ...
... Levertov's Wanderer's Daysong ( 1981 ) and equally elegant Priest and a Dead Priestess Speaks by H.D. ( 1983 ) were issued in hand - bound limited editions only . But such books are as much a work of art as a tool , and they quickly ...
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... Levertov , Snyder , Lorca , Rimbaud , and dozens of others too nu- merous to mention . Ginsberg and other Beat poets came by way of Lawrence Ferlinghetti's City Lights Books . I had discovered W. S. Merwin and Charles Simic in the pages ...
... Levertov , Snyder , Lorca , Rimbaud , and dozens of others too nu- merous to mention . Ginsberg and other Beat poets came by way of Lawrence Ferlinghetti's City Lights Books . I had discovered W. S. Merwin and Charles Simic in the pages ...
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... Levertov selected this book for publication in the National Poetry Series , we had a wonderful conversation about whether the poet was male or fe- male . Neither of us could be certain . How refreshing ! Levertov noted how Allen's work ...
... Levertov selected this book for publication in the National Poetry Series , we had a wonderful conversation about whether the poet was male or fe- male . Neither of us could be certain . How refreshing ! Levertov noted how Allen's work ...
Contents
Vicente Aleixandre The Old Man Is Like Moses | 3 |
David Bottoms Under the VultureTree | 23 |
Olga Broumas | 35 |
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