A Defense of Poetry

Gabriel Gudding's poems not only defend against the pretence and vanity of war, violence and religion, but also against the vanity of poetry itself. The poems sometimes nestle in the lower regions of the body, and depict invective, chase scenes and the abuse of animals.

About the author

Gabriel Gudding is a 1998 recipient of The Nation Discovery Award and a 2001 Constance Saltonstall Individual Artist's Grant. He is an assistant professor of creative writing at Illinois State University.

Summary

Dangerous, edgy, and dark, Gudding offers a defense not only against the pretense and vanity of war, violence, and religion, but also against the vanity of poetry itself.

Product details

• Authors: Gabriel Gudding
• Publisher: University Of Pittsburgh Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.09.2002
• EAN: 9780822957867
• ISBN: 978-0-8229-5786-7
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 166 mm x 231 mm x 8 mm
• Weight: 168 g
• Series: Pitt Poetry (Paperback); Pitt Poetry Series; Pitt Poetry (Paperback); Pitt Poetry; Pitt Poetry Series
• Subject: Fiction > Poetry, drama