Art of Recklessness: Poetry as Assertive Force and Contradiction

Young, Dean

ISBN 10: 1555975623 / ISBN 13: 9781555975623

Published by Greywolf, 2010

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Book is in excellent condition. Very light shelf wear only to covers. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Smells a bit of Nag Champa incense. Seller Inventory # 147130

Bibliographic Details

Title: Art of Recklessness: Poetry as Assertive ...

Publisher: Greywolf

Publication Date: 2010

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Fine

Signed: Signed by Author

Edition: First Edition.

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Synopsis:

Young's first book of prose on poetry is more than just another illuminating instalment of Graywolf's popular Art Of series - it's a manifesto. In it, Young makes a moving and sincere argument for the importance of what he calls recklessness' in art and poetry. 'Poetry is not a discipline,' he writes. 'It's a hunger, a revolt, a drive, a mash note, a fright, a tantrum, a grief, a hoax, a debacle, an application, an affect. We cannot make the gods come. All we can do is sweep the steps of the temple and thus we sit down to our desks.''

About the Author:

DEAN YOUNG is the author of nine collections of poetry, including Primitive Mentor, Embryoyo, and Elegy on Toy Piano, which was a finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize. He teaches at the University of Texas, Austin.