Sentences and Rain

Elaine Equi

Sinossi

Equi is, in Guernica's words, "not a poet’s poet and not a people’s poet, and yet she is both." That combination of technical prowess and engagement with accessibility makes her very much like Ron Padgett—someone whose work can be appreciated by allEqui has been an LA Times finalist and the winner of the Griffin prize, so there's a lot of awards potential for her next collectionEqui is funny and subtle and confident—her humor is a real entrance to her work The contemporary—culture, politics, art-making—is woven with the domestic here, making for a collection that is at ease with its questions, and nudges the reader without showing any strainEqui is an important inheritor to the New York School, and an important counterweight to the august male poets who occupy that place in poetry

Disponibile da: 05/10/2015.

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