Poetry and Commitment

Fiction & Literature, Poetry, American
Cover of the book Poetry and Commitment by Adrienne Rich, Mark Doty, W. W. Norton & Company
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Adrienne Rich, Mark Doty ISBN: 9780393079722
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Publication: February 7, 2011
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company Language: English
Author: Adrienne Rich, Mark Doty
ISBN: 9780393079722
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication: February 7, 2011
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English

In the traditional of great literary manifestos, Norton is proud to present this powerful work by Adrienne Rich.

With passion, critical questioning, and humor, Adrienne Rich suggests how poetry has actually been lived in the world, past and present. In this essay, which was the basis for her speech upon accepting the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, she ranges among themes including poetry's disparagement as "either immoral or unprofitable," the politics of translation, how poetry enters into extreme situations, different poetries as conversations across place and time. In its openness to many voices, Poetry and Commitment offers a perspective on poetry in an ever more divided and violent world.

"I hope never to idealize poetry—it has suffered enough from that. Poetry is not a healing lotion, an emotional massage, a kind of linguistic aromatherapy. Neither is it a blueprint, nor an instruction manual, nor a billboard."

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In the traditional of great literary manifestos, Norton is proud to present this powerful work by Adrienne Rich.

With passion, critical questioning, and humor, Adrienne Rich suggests how poetry has actually been lived in the world, past and present. In this essay, which was the basis for her speech upon accepting the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, she ranges among themes including poetry's disparagement as "either immoral or unprofitable," the politics of translation, how poetry enters into extreme situations, different poetries as conversations across place and time. In its openness to many voices, Poetry and Commitment offers a perspective on poetry in an ever more divided and violent world.

"I hope never to idealize poetry—it has suffered enough from that. Poetry is not a healing lotion, an emotional massage, a kind of linguistic aromatherapy. Neither is it a blueprint, nor an instruction manual, nor a billboard."

More books from W. W. Norton & Company

Cover of the book The Relevance of Education by Adrienne Rich, Mark Doty
Cover of the book Cultures of War: Pearl Harbor / Hiroshima / 9-11 / Iraq by Adrienne Rich, Mark Doty
Cover of the book Arizona: A Bicentennial History by Adrienne Rich, Mark Doty
Cover of the book A Firing Offense: A Novel by Adrienne Rich, Mark Doty
Cover of the book Memoir of a Debulked Woman: Enduring Ovarian Cancer by Adrienne Rich, Mark Doty
Cover of the book Love Soup: 160 All-New Vegetarian Recipes from the Author of The Vegetarian Epicure by Adrienne Rich, Mark Doty
Cover of the book The Gods of Heavenly Punishment: A Novel by Adrienne Rich, Mark Doty
Cover of the book Pleasure Bound: Victorian Sex Rebels and the New Eroticism by Adrienne Rich, Mark Doty
Cover of the book The Sensational Past: How the Enlightenment Changed the Way We Use Our Senses by Adrienne Rich, Mark Doty
Cover of the book Citizen Coke: The Making of Coca-Cola Capitalism by Adrienne Rich, Mark Doty
Cover of the book Treating Trauma-Related Dissociation: A Practical, Integrative Approach (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology) by Adrienne Rich, Mark Doty
Cover of the book To the Secretary: Leaked Embassy Cables and America's Foreign Policy Disconnect by Adrienne Rich, Mark Doty
Cover of the book Deep Lie by Adrienne Rich, Mark Doty
Cover of the book Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization (Substantially Revised) by Adrienne Rich, Mark Doty
Cover of the book Getting to Green: Saving Nature: A Bipartisan Solution by Adrienne Rich, Mark Doty
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy