| Description |
259 pages : illustrations, facsimiles ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Includes previously uncollected and unpublished work, a section of never-before-seen facsimiles from notebooks, and a generous selection from his innovative serial poem "Exercises for Ear" (1968); with an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. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Subject |
American poetry -- African American authors -- 20th century.
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African American poets.
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Gay people in literature.
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African American poets. (OCoLC)fst00799304
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American poetry. (OCoLC)fst00807348
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
Poetry. (OCoLC)fst01423828
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Poetry.
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| Added Author |
Caples, Garrett T., editor.
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Fenner, Derek, editor.
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Rich, David, 1979- editor.
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Torra, Joseph, 1955- editor.
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| Added Title |
Poems. Selections
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| ISBN |
9780872867918 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0872867919 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
| Standard No. |
40029092326 |
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