Is This a Poem?

by Richard Price, Peter McCarey (Editor)

Overview

This is a book which regards poetry as a meeting point
and creator of overlapping communities of writers,
readers, and audiences. While essays here look closely
at individual poets in the lyric tradition, including
Edward Thomas, Denise Riley, and Edwin Morgan,
the author also elucidates the networks of energy and
inspiration which poetry and the artist's book catalyse.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9782970037613
Publisher:	Molecular Press
Publication date:	08/15/2016
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.58(d)

About the Author

The writer Richard Price, who grew up in the Bronx projects, is known for his gritty novels of urban life (Lush Life and others), as well as his hit Hollywood screenplays, including The Color of Money and Clockers. In 1999, he received an Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He also shared a 2007 Edgar® Award as a co-writer of HBO’s miniseries The Wire.

Hometown:

New York, New York

Date of Birth:

October 12, 1949

Place of Birth:

Bronx, New York

Education:

B.A., Cornell University, 1971; M.F.A., Columbia University

Table of Contents

MODERN LYRIC
The Wasp Trap 3
War Damage 16
His Care for Living English: Ford Madox Ford 40

MAKING
CAT-Scanning the Little Magazine 63
Sylvia Pankhurst and Germinal 91
Migrant the Magnificent 104
Literary Infrastructure in the 1960s 115
Poetry Pamphlets as Public Private Spaces 137
Vennel Press: The Autobiography of a Poetry Press 140
Arc Editions 156

POETS, ARTISTS, LYRICISTS
Generosity 165
Edwin Morgan: Is This a Poem? 177
Margaret Tait: Film-Maker and Poet 188
Ear-Jewels Catch a Glint: The Half-Year Letters 200
Beyond La Grille: France and Four Contemporary Poets 213
Robin Fulton-MacPherson: Light Years 235