Children of Grass: A Portrait of American Poetry [SIGNED FIRST EDITION]

Sise, B.A. Van; Parker, Mary-Louise (Foreword)

ISBN 10: 1943156824 / ISBN 13: 9781943156825

Published by Schaffner Press, Tucson, 2019

About this Item

Stated First Hardcover Edition. Hardcover. Signed by author in ink to title page. 9 3/4" X 11 1/2". 175pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of pictorial over boards. Tail of spine is gently bumped. Pages are bright, clean, and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: With this fascinating synthesis of word and image, internationally renowned photographer B.A. Van Sise offers a visually stimulating anthology that will enchant lovers of both poetry and photography. At times whimsical, surreal, challenging, enigmatic, joyful and sobering, these portraitsâ " running adjacent to poems by each of their subjectsâ "highlight some of the most influential poets of our time and celebrate creativity as only these poets in collaboration with Van Sise could convey. Children of Grass is also a timely homage to Walt Whitmanâ "of whom Van Sise is a relativeâ "and his masterpiece, "Leaves of Grass," during this, the 200th anniversary of his birth. Children of Grass, will, like the work of its literary grandfather, stand as a lasting tribute to the vitality and creativity that flourishes in our country.(Publisher).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Children of Grass: A Portrait of American Poetry [SIGNED FIRST EDITION]
• Publisher: Schaffner Press, Tucson
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1943156824
• ISBN 13: 9781943156825
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Stated First Hardcover Edition.
• Condition: Very good +
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Poetry

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Synopsis

With this fascinating synthesis of word and image, internationally renowned photographer B.A. Van Sise has given the reader a rare gift. Children of Grass: Portraits of American Poetry is an endlessly enriching and visually stimulating anthology that will enchant and beguile lovers of both poetry and photography. At times whimsical, surreal, challenging, enigmatic, joyful and sobering, these portraits— running adjacent to poems by each of its subjects that they've chosen themselves—comprise some of the most influential and inspirational poets of our time: this is both a celebration of free expression and creativity as only these poets in collaboration with Van Sise could convey, and moreover a virtual pulse-taking of our cultural moment. Children of Grass is also a timely homage to the quintessential American bard Walt Whitman—to whom Van Sise is a living relative—and his masterpiece, ""Leaves of Grass,"" during this, the 200th anniversary of his birth. Children of Grass , will, like the work of its literary grandfather, stand as a lasting tribute to the vitality and creativity that flourishes in our country.

About the Author

A frequent contributor to Buzzfeed, B.A. Van Sise is also a travel and features photographers. He has been a staffer for Newsday and AOL CityGuide, and his work has been featured on the cover of the New York Times, on PBS NewsHour, and on NPR. A number of his portraits are in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian.