Shake

Recognized as one of his generation's most important voices: fervent, generous, intimate, new.

About the author

Joshua Beckman was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He is the author of nine books, including The Inside of an Apple (Wave Books, 2013), Take It, Shake, Your Time Has Come, and two collaborations with Matthew Rohrer: Nice Hat. Thanks. and Adventures While Preaching the Gospel of Beauty. He is an editor at Wave Books and has translated numerous works of poetry and prose, including Micrograms, by Jorge Carrera Andrade, 5 Meters of Poems (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2010) by Carlos Oquendo de Amat and Poker (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2008) by Tomaž Šalamun, which was a finalist for the PEN America Poetry in Translation Award. He is also the recipient of numerous other awards, including a NYFA fellowship and a Pushcart Prize. He lives in Seattle and New York.

Summary

Recognized as one of his generation's most important voices: fervent, generous, intimate, new.

Product details

• Authors: Joshua Beckman
• Publisher: Wave Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.04.2006
• EAN: 9781933517001
• ISBN: 978-1-933517-00-1
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 216 mm x 165 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 166 g
• Illustrations: Illustrations
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories