From Our Editors
This collection is a reissue of a volume first published by Grove Press in 1957, and it demonstrates beautifully the flawless rhythm underlying O'Hara's conviction that to write poetry, indeed to live, 'you just go on your nerve.'
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Frank O''Hara was one of the great poets of the twentieth century and, along with such widely acclaimed writers as Denise Levertov, Allen Ginsberg, Robert Creeley, and Gary Snyder, a crucial contributor to what Donald Allen termed the New American Poetry, "which, by its vitality alone, became the dominant force in the American poetic tradition." This collection demonstrates beautifully the flawless rhythm underlying O''Hara''s conviction that to write poetry, indeed to live, "you just go on your nerve."
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This collection is a reissue of a volume first published by Grove Press in 1957, and it demonstrates beautifully the flawless rhythm underlying O''Hara''s conviction that to write poetry, indeed to live, ''you just go on your nerve.''
About the Author
Frank O'Hara 1926-1966 Poet Frank O'Hara was born in Baltimore, MD and raised in Massachusetts. He served in the Navy and then studied at Harvard and the University of Michigan. From 1952 to 1966, O'Hara was on the staff at the Museum of Modern Art. He was a critic and a playwright and stayed active in the art scene. O'Hara published six books of poetry from 1952 until his death. Frank O'Hara died in 1966 when he was run down by a dune buggy on Fire Island.
About the Book
< div> Frank O'Hara was one of the great poets of the
twentieth century and, along with such widely acclaimed writers as
Denise Levertov, Allen Ginsberg, Robert Creeley, and Gary Snyder, a
crucial contributor to what Donald Allen termed the New American
Poetry, "which, by its vitality alone, became the dominant force in
the American poetic tradition." This collection demonstrates
beautifully the flawless rhythm underlying O'Hara's conviction that
to write poetry, indeed to live, "you just go on your nerve."<
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Edition Details
Reprint
Format: Trade Paperback
Published: April 1, 1996
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic
Language: English
The following ISBNs are associated with this title:
ISBN - 10: 0802134521
ISBN - 13: 9780802134523
