Beginning in the 1950s until his untimely death at age 49, Stephen Jonas (1921-1970) was an influential if underground figure of the New American Poetry. A gay, African-American poet of self-obscured origins, heavily influenced by Ezra Pound and Charles Olson, the Boston-based Jonas was a pioneer of...

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1. Verfasser:	Jonas, Stephen 1921-1970 (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser:	Caples, Garrett 1972- (HerausgeberIn), Fenner, Derek (HerausgeberIn), Rich, David 1979- (HerausgeberIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	San Francisco City Lights Books [2019]
Schlagworte:	American poetry / African American authors / 20th century African American poets Gays in literature American poetry / African American authors American poetry 1900-1999 Poetry
Zusammenfassung:	Beginning in the 1950s until his untimely death at age 49, Stephen Jonas (1921-1970) was an influential if underground figure of the New American Poetry. A gay, African-American poet of self-obscured origins, heavily influenced by Ezra Pound and Charles Olson, the Boston-based Jonas was a pioneer of the serial poem and an erudite mentor to such acknowledged masters as Jack Spicer and John Wieners, even as he lived a shadowy existence among drug addicts, thieves, and hustlers--back cover
Beschreibung:	Includes previously uncollected and unpublished work, a section of never-before-seen facsimiles from notebooks, and a generous selection from his innovative serial poem "Exercises for Ear" (1968); with an introduction by Joseph Torra
Beschreibung:	259 Seiten Faksimiles 24 cm
ISBN:	9780872867918 0872867919