Please, No More Poetry: The Poetry of derek beaulieu

derek beaulieu; Kit Dobson (selected with an introduction by); Lori Emerson (afterword)

ISBN 10: 1554588294 / ISBN 13: 9781554588299

Published by Wilfrid Laurier University Press, Waterloo, ON, Canada, 2013

About this Item

8vo. Wrappers. xvi, 74pp. His first selected works: 'His work is not to be read in any traditional sense, as it challenges the very idea of reading; rather, it may be understood as a practice that forces readers to reconsider what they think they know.'.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Please, No More Poetry: The Poetry of derek beaulieu
• Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, Waterloo, ON, Canada
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1554588294
• ISBN 13: 9781554588299
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Concrete and Visual Poetry

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Synopsis

Since the beginning of his poetic career in the 1990s, derek beaulieu has created works that have challenged readers to understand in new ways the possibilities of poetry. With nine books currently to his credit, and many works appearing in chapbooks, broadsides, and magazines, beaulieu continues to push experimental poetry, both in Canada and internationally, in new directions. Please, No More Poetry is the first selected works of derek beaulieu.

As the publisher of first housepress and, more recently, No Press, beaulieu has continually highlighted the possibilities for experimental work in a variety of writing communities. His own work can be classified as visual poetry, as concrete poetry, as conceptual work, and beyond. His work is not to be read in any traditional sense, as it challenges the very idea of reading; rather, it may be understood as a practice that forces readers to reconsider what they think they know. As beaulieu continues to push himself in new directions, readers will appreciate the work that he has created to date, much of which has become unavailable in Canada.

With an introduction by Kit Dobson and an interview with derek beaulieu by Lori Emerson as an afterword, Please, No More Poetry offers readers an opportunity to gain access to a complex experimental poetic practice through thirty-five selected representative works.

About the Author

Derek Beaulieu is the author of five books of poetry, three volumes of conceptual fiction, and over 150 chapbooks. beaulieu teaches at the Alberta College of Art + Design and Mount Royal University.

Kit Dobson is an assistant professor of Canadian literature at Calgary's Mount Royal University. He is the author of Transnational Canadas: Anglo-Canadian Literature and Globalization (WLU Press, 2009) and co-author, with Smaro Kamboureli, of Producing Canadian Literature: Authors Speak on the Literary Marketplace (WLU Press, 2012).