The Power of Less Essays on Poetry and Public Speech

These essays focus on the absence of the poetic imagination in much contemporary poetry and criticism. Samuel Hazo calls for a return to forms of expression in which poet and reader engage in a conversation that speaks to the human condition, where less is more - "The Power of Less”.

About the author

Samuel Hazo is the founder and director of the International Poetry Forum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is the McAnulty Distinguished Professor of English Emeritus at Duquesne University, where he taught for forth-three years.

Summary

These essays focus on the absence of the poetic imagination in much contemporary poetry and criticism. Samuel Hazo calls for a return to forms of expression in which poet and reader engage in a conversation that speaks to the human condition, where less is more – “The Power of Less”.

Product details

• Authors: Samual Hazo, Samuel Hazo
• Publisher: Franciscan University Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 31.08.2020
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies
• EAN: 9781733988902
• ISBN: 978-1-73398-890-2
• Pages: 152
• Dimensions (packing): 14.5 x 22.1 x 1.5 cm
• Weight (packing): 340 g
• Subjects: LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry; Literature - Classics / Criticism