I Would Lie to You If I Could - Interviews with Ten American Poets

Would Lie To You If I Could contains interviews with nine eminent contemporary American poets (Natasha Trethewey, Jane Hirshfield, Martín Espada, Stephen Kuusisto, Stephen Sandy, Ed Ochester, Carolyn Forche, Peter Everwine, and Galway Kinnell) and James Wright's widow Anne, presents conversations with a vital cross section of poets representing a variety of ages, ethnicities, and social backgrounds.

About the author

Chard deNiord is cofounder of the New England College MFA program in poetry. He is the author of the poetry collections Asleep in the Fire, Sharp Golden Thorn, Night Mowing, The Double Truth, and Interstate. His book Sad Friends, Drowned Lovers, Stapled Songs is a collection of interviews with American poets. His second collection of interviews with poets is I Would Lie to You if I Could: Interviews with Ten American Poets.

Summary

Contains interviews with nine eminent contemporary American poets (Natasha Trethewey, Jane Hirshfield, Martín Espada, Stephen Kuusisto, Stephen Sandy, Ed Ochester, Carolyn Forché, Peter Everwine, and Galway Kinnell). The poets testify to the demotic nature of poetry as a charged language that speaks uniquely in original voices, yet appeals universally.

Product details

• Assisted by: Chard Deniord (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of Pittsburgh Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2018
• EAN: 9780822965343
• ISBN: 978-0-8229-6534-3
• No. of pages: 232
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 431 g
• Series: Pitt Poetry; Pitt Poetry Series; Pitt Poetry; Pitt Poetry Series
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies