Shaking the Pumpkin: Traditional Poetry of the Indian North Americas - Softcover

Jerome Rothenberg (author)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1581771304 ISBN 13: 9781581771305

Publisher: Station Hill Press, 2014

Synopsis

Poetry. Native American Studies. In a preface to this new edition of his fabled anthology of Native American poetry, Rothenberg suggests that the translations should work "by analogy to contemporary, limit- smashing experiments (as with concrete poetry, sound poetry, intermedia, happenings, etc.)" As a result, the stylistic range represented in SHAKING THE PUMPKIN reflects the variety of poetic practices that existed among Native American cultures noting that before the exploration of North America by Europeans over 500 distinct native languages were in use. Rothenberg translates, or co- translates, a large portion of the material; however, other translators represented in the anthology include Anselm Hollo, W.S. Merwin, and Nathaniel Tarn. Along with a thoughtful introduction, SHAKING THE PUMPKIN includes a breakdown of the works by region and tribe, and a large section of commentaries, which offer background information about each poem, placing the works within a cultural context. Rothenberg also uses the commentaries to discuss American Indian tribal poetry, philosophy, and history."

About this title

Product Description:

This anthology of Native America poetry - and song, dance and ritual - is edited by Jerome Rothenberg, the founder of the ethnopoetics movement in contemporary poetry. Considered a classic in Rothenberg's ongoing This third edition of this 40th year

About the Author:

Author and translator of nearly 100 books of poetry as well as editor of numerous groundbreaking anthologies.

About this edition

• Publisher: Station Hill Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1581771304
• ISBN 13: 9781581771305
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 430