Showing posts with label Louis Zukofsky. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Louis Zukofsky. Show all posts
17.1.12

Trichotomy


(From Ronald Johnson's Modernist Collage Poetry by Ross Hair)
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...