In Donald Hall's compelling new collection of essays on the state of contemporary poetry, he likens much of what passes for poetry today to the product of an assembly line -- the McPoem. The McPoem may satisfy the desire for fame, the ambition for publication. But real ambition for the poet, says Hall, lies in the sometimes painful, always time-consuming perfection of the poem itself. You may not agree with Hall, but you cannot afford to ignore him.
| ISBN: | 9780472063871 |
| Publication date: | 31st August 1988 |
| Author: | Donald Hall |
| Publisher: | The University of Michigan Press an imprint of University of Michigan Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 207 pages |
| Series: | Poets on Poetry |
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Literary companions, book reviews and guides Literary studies: general Poetry |