24.2.11

"A" Very Strange Encounter...

At the local Barnes & Noble...

Can you spot what doesn't belong in this picture?

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No need to adjust your monitor, that is indeed a copy of Louis Zukofsky's "A" tucked into one of two whole shelves B&N deems their poetry section worthy of...

What miraculous forces conspired to bring about such an absurd sight?  It just so happens that New Directions Publishing recently released a republished version of "A", complete with a lovely new introduction by Barry Ahearn.  Though perhaps it is not the easiest starting point, now that it is no longer out-of-print and easily attainable I can't recommend it to those who've yet to discover Zukofsky highly enough.  Without a doubt one of a small handful of the most important pieces of literature in my daily life...


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