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Parnassus: Poetry in Review (Vol. 31)

Herbert Leibowitz

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Description:Parnassus: Poetry in Review was founded in 1973 by Herbert Leibowitz (editor) and Stanley Lewis (publisher) to provide a forum where poets, novelists, and critics of all persuasions could gather to review new books of poetry, including translations–international poetries have occupied center stage from our very first issue–with an amplitude and reflectiveness that Sunday book supplements and even the literary quarterlies could not afford. Reviews and essays, to be effective, would have to shun academic thinking and prose, and above all, embrace the diverse voices of democratic pluralism. Our literary profile has been defined by a passion for disinterested, wide-ranging, incisive commentary–and lilting prose; a poet’s reputation has never guaranteed a favorable or negative review. We never impose a point of view on any of our writers.In 1976, Herbert Leibowitz set up the not-for-profit Poetry in Review Foundation to sustain publication of the magazine. From that date he has served as both publisher and editor. Although Parnassus: Poetry in Review functions without an editorial board, it avoids succumbing to the danger of narrow taste by asking poets to recommend gifted reviewers; the editor and his staff also scrutinize the pages of other literary magazines for strong new writers we can then invite to become contributors. The magazine prints original art for visual pleasure in every issue and has at times commissioned portraits of poets from such well-known artists as Philip Pearlstein, Alice Neel, Red Grooms, Romare Bearden–and young artists. Subscribers have praised our recent decision to publish original poetry, usually but not exclusively by poet-reviewers, alongside our customary blend of lively essays and reviews.Parnassus: Poetry in Review’ editorial philosophy is based on the assumption that reviewing is a complex art. Like a poem or a short story, a review essay requires imagination, scrupulous attention to rhythm, pacing, and supple syntax; space in which to build a persuasive, detailed argument; analytical precision and intuitive gambits; verbal play, wit, and metaphor. Stylish prose, alert to the numbing effects of repetition, is not frippery or decoration but an essential part of a review’s thought. "Caress the details," Nabokov’s wise counsel, is the motto woven on Parnassus: Poetry in Review’ banner. Our high standards go along with a commitment to a spirit of inclusion and an openness to the new. We welcome and vigorously seek out voices that break aesthetic molds and disturb xenophobic habits.In its three decades of existence, Parnassus: Poetry in Review has published seminal essays by such writers as David Barber, Sven Birkerts, Hayden Carruth, Guy Davenport, Mary Karr, Wayne Koestenbaum, Seamus Heaney, Adrienne Rich, Helen Vendler, Eric Ormsby, and Marjorie Perloff. Special theme issues of Parnassus: Poetry in Review appear regularly on such timely subjects as women and poetry, the long poem, words and music, autobiography, multiculturalism, and poetry and movies.Our 624-page 25th anniversary issue was published in early 2001. This landmark survey of international poetries includes a special section on the Middle East, whose poems and essays represent a broad range of writers working in Arabic, Hebrew, and Persian–a comprehensive survey of the rich literary traditions of this complex region, known too much for its politics and too little for its verse. The anniversary issue also features penetrating essays on poetry from nearly all other points around the globe, from Hungary to China, as well as new poems by Seamus Heaney, Mahmoud Darwish, Kay Ryan, Mary Karr, and others. Even that most exotic land of all, the United States of America, is amply represented.--Parnassus, Vol 31. features:Roger Gilbert on Frederick SeidelWes Davis on Robert HaasEric Ormsby on Elizabeth BishopCtaherine Madsen on Emily Dickinson and Thomas Wentworth HigginsonEric Murhpy Selinger on Samih al-Qasim, Mahmoud Darwish, and Taha Muhammad liMatthew Gurewitsch on Stephen SondheimDaniel Albright on Henrich Heine and the composersChristopher Bakken on picking olives in GreeceJoy Ladin on changing sexesand poems by:Rita Dove, Lucie Brock-Broido, Karl Kirchwey, Albert Goldbarth, Dick Davis, Molly McQuade, John Matthias, and Julie SheehanWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Parnassus: Poetry in Review (Vol. 31). To get started finding Parnassus: Poetry in Review (Vol. 31), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 412

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Poetry in Review Foundation

Release: 2009

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Description: Parnassus: Poetry in Review was founded in 1973 by Herbert Leibowitz (editor) and Stanley Lewis (publisher) to provide a forum where poets, novelists, and critics of all persuasions could gather to review new books of poetry, including translations–international poetries have occupied center stage from our very first issue–with an amplitude and reflectiveness that Sunday book supplements and even the literary quarterlies could not afford. Reviews and essays, to be effective, would have to shun academic thinking and prose, and above all, embrace the diverse voices of democratic pluralism. Our literary profile has been defined by a passion for disinterested, wide-ranging, incisive commentary–and lilting prose; a poet’s reputation has never guaranteed a favorable or negative review. We never impose a point of view on any of our writers.In 1976, Herbert Leibowitz set up the not-for-profit Poetry in Review Foundation to sustain publication of the magazine. From that date he has served as both publisher and editor. Although Parnassus: Poetry in Review functions without an editorial board, it avoids succumbing to the danger of narrow taste by asking poets to recommend gifted reviewers; the editor and his staff also scrutinize the pages of other literary magazines for strong new writers we can then invite to become contributors. The magazine prints original art for visual pleasure in every issue and has at times commissioned portraits of poets from such well-known artists as Philip Pearlstein, Alice Neel, Red Grooms, Romare Bearden–and young artists. Subscribers have praised our recent decision to publish original poetry, usually but not exclusively by poet-reviewers, alongside our customary blend of lively essays and reviews.Parnassus: Poetry in Review’ editorial philosophy is based on the assumption that reviewing is a complex art. Like a poem or a short story, a review essay requires imagination, scrupulous attention to rhythm, pacing, and supple syntax; space in which to build a persuasive, detailed argument; analytical precision and intuitive gambits; verbal play, wit, and metaphor. Stylish prose, alert to the numbing effects of repetition, is not frippery or decoration but an essential part of a review’s thought. "Caress the details," Nabokov’s wise counsel, is the motto woven on Parnassus: Poetry in Review’ banner. Our high standards go along with a commitment to a spirit of inclusion and an openness to the new. We welcome and vigorously seek out voices that break aesthetic molds and disturb xenophobic habits.In its three decades of existence, Parnassus: Poetry in Review has published seminal essays by such writers as David Barber, Sven Birkerts, Hayden Carruth, Guy Davenport, Mary Karr, Wayne Koestenbaum, Seamus Heaney, Adrienne Rich, Helen Vendler, Eric Ormsby, and Marjorie Perloff. Special theme issues of Parnassus: Poetry in Review appear regularly on such timely subjects as women and poetry, the long poem, words and music, autobiography, multiculturalism, and poetry and movies.Our 624-page 25th anniversary issue was published in early 2001. This landmark survey of international poetries includes a special section on the Middle East, whose poems and essays represent a broad range of writers working in Arabic, Hebrew, and Persian–a comprehensive survey of the rich literary traditions of this complex region, known too much for its politics and too little for its verse. The anniversary issue also features penetrating essays on poetry from nearly all other points around the globe, from Hungary to China, as well as new poems by Seamus Heaney, Mahmoud Darwish, Kay Ryan, Mary Karr, and others. Even that most exotic land of all, the United States of America, is amply represented.--Parnassus, Vol 31. features:Roger Gilbert on Frederick SeidelWes Davis on Robert HaasEric Ormsby on Elizabeth BishopCtaherine Madsen on Emily Dickinson and Thomas Wentworth HigginsonEric Murhpy Selinger on Samih al-Qasim, Mahmoud Darwish, and Taha Muhammad liMatthew Gurewitsch on Stephen SondheimDaniel Albright on Henrich Heine and the composersChristopher Bakken on picking olives in GreeceJoy Ladin on changing sexesand poems by:Rita Dove, Lucie Brock-Broido, Karl Kirchwey, Albert Goldbarth, Dick Davis, Molly McQuade, John Matthias, and Julie SheehanWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Parnassus: Poetry in Review (Vol. 31). To get started finding Parnassus: Poetry in Review (Vol. 31), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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