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Seedings & Other Poems (New Directions Paperbook Original, Ndp 828)
Published in Paperback by New Directions Publishing (1996)
Author: Jerome Rothenberg
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Visions of Dreams
Rothenberg's fin de siecle gathering may, at times, not be the easiest read. Some of his work may veer into the obscure; however, that does in no way affect the quality of these abstract but hauntingly beautiful lyrics. The highlights of the book are the title poem--"Seedings"--which is, in my opinion, the greatest elegy in Anglo-American literature since Ginsberg's Kaddish--and the series "14 Stations", which sees Rothenberg return with striking clarity and eloquence to the subject of the unimaginable horrors of the holocaust which he explored earlier. "14 Stations" in my opinion rates as some of the finest examples of holocaust poetry in our language, almost at the level that Paul Celan is to German. On top of this, the poems transmit an intense personalism, which sometimes seems to be lacking in contemporary poetry, such as the LANGUAGE movement. Rothenberg's poems cover a vast array of topics, but seem the most poignant when this now aging poet contemplates death in all its masks. Very few works of recent literature have achieved the level of beauty, personality and subtle lament that this book has. Like the century it reflects, the century who bore its poet, this book looks back on the lives of poets and of the poet's own life and of dying twentieth century behind it, focusing the reader on the looming, but very morbid, "mask of death" and the dreams that preceeded it.


Poems for the Millennium: The University of California Book of Modern & Postmodern Poetry (From Postwar to Millennium , Vol 2)
Published in Paperback by University of California Press (2002)
Authors: Jerome Rothenberg, Pierre Joris, University of California (System), and University of California Press
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At Last, A Worthwhile Mainstream Poetry Anthology
This is the first poetry anthology published by a university or commercial press that covers just about the full range of poetry, as I know it. True, in many areas (e.g., pluraesthetic poetry, or poetry that mixes expressive modalities such as visual poetry) it's twenty or more years behind the times, but when you compare it to such duds as David Lehman's Wilbur-to-Ashbery "best American poetry" anthologies, which are forty years behind the times on all fronts, and the Norton thing on "post-modernist poetry," which is only within twenty years of the times in its inclusion of specimens of "sprung-grammar poetry" (my term for what most people refer to as "language poetry"), it's hard to fault it for that. Hence, I recommend it to all serious readers of poetry

poetry? you bet!
if you get this volume you have to get the first volume and the OUTLAW BIBLE OF AMERICAN POETRY. if modern american poetry is something that gets you goin, then these volumes are for you.

rothenberg does a great job of introducing and giving information, critiques, etc of the poetry encased in these volumes.

dig it, man. dig it.

A very detailed book dedicated to poetry
Personally I found that this book was very informative and aimed towards the people who are involved in poetry so it was more on a level basis that gives numerous examples of different types.


A Secret Location on the Lower East Side: Adventures in Writing, 1960-1980
Published in Hardcover by Distributed Art Publishers (1998)
Authors: Steven Clay, Rodney Phillips, New York Public Library, Stephen Clay, and Jerome Rothenberg
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An excellent overview
A Secret Location on the Lower East side is an excellent overview of independent publishing from 1960 - 1980. It focuses primarily on the mimeograph revolution and is particularly inspiring for those who wish to become independent publishers. However, this book should also be of interest to readers who are interested in the Beat Generation and the poets and writers who were inspired by the Beats.

The book contains an introduction by Jerome Rothenberg, and the majority of the book consists of burbs describing the individual small presses. As a result, the book combines the best aspects of a coffee table book (accessibilty and short pieces) and solid journalism.

Though the price may be a little high, it is a worthwhile investment for writers, publishers, and anyone interested in the literary movements the second half of the 20th century.


Between Landscapes
Published in Paperback by Pennywhistle Press (1994)
Authors: Wai-Lim Yip and Jerome Rothenberg
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You won't understand his poetry... you won't be able to understand some dead poems that just contain no life, no message but only seperate words or vocabulary on a paper. Nevertheless, there's one pretty good poem called 'Life', bacisally the only good one.


Rhyme of the Aged Mariness
Published in Paperback by Consortium Book Sales & Dist (15 April, 1999)
Authors: Lynn Lonidier, Janine Canan, Fred Lonidier, and Jerome Rothenberg
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Abulafia's Circles
Published in Paperback by Membrane Pr (1979)
Author: Jerome Rothenberg
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Altar Pieces
Published in Paperback by Station Hill Press (1982)
Author: Jerome Rothenberg
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Big Jewish Book: Poems and Other Visions of the Jews from Tribal Times to the Present
Published in Paperback by Doubleday (1979)
Author: Jerome Rothenberg
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A Book of the Book: Some Works & Projections About the Book & Writing
Published in Paperback by Granary Books (2000)
Authors: Jerome Rothenberg and Steven Clay
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A Book of Witness: Spells & Gris-Gris
Published in Paperback by New Directions Publishing (2003)
Author: Jerome Rothenberg
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