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The Downstream Extremity of the Isle of Swans
Author: Mary Jo Bang
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 84
ISBN-13: 9780820322926
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This compelling book takes its title from Samuel Beckett's Ohio Impromptu. In Beckett's play, a grieving beloved seeks relief from the haunting presence of a departed lover in a place where "From its single window he could see the downstream extremity of the Isle of Swans." With a bow to Beckett's style and linguistic playfulness, Mary Jo Bang's collection of poems deals compassionately and gracefully with the tangible world. Bang's savvy alliterative insistence sweeps the reader along, as her poems collectively offer a world delicately structured from memorable fragments of experience, emotion, things, and places--inside and outside the human psyche.
Psychophysical Acting
Author: Phillip B. Zarrilli
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012-10-12
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 1134313357
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Psychophysical Acting is a direct and vital address to the demands of contemporary theatre on today’s actor. Drawing on over thirty years of intercultural experience, Phillip Zarrilli aims to equip actors with practical and conceptual tools with which to approach their work. Areas of focus include: an historical overview of a psychophysical approach to acting from Stanislavski to the present acting as an ‘energetics’ of performance, applied to a wide range of playwrights: Samuel Beckett, Martin Crimp, Sarah Kane, Kaite O’Reilly and Ota Shogo a system of training though yoga and Asian martial arts that heightens sensory awareness, dynamic energy, and in which body and mind become one practical application of training principles to improvisation exercises. Psychophysical Acting is accompanied by Peter Hulton’s downloadable resources featuring exercises, production documentation, interviews, and reflection.
Syncopations
Author: Jed Rasula
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Published: 2004-05-18
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 0817350306
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →An analysis of the sustaining vitality behind contemporary American poetry from 1975 to the 2003, these 12 essays examine both exemplary innovators and the social context in which innovation is resisted, acclaimed, or taken for granted.
A Study Guide for Mary Jo Bang's "Allegory"
Author: Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher: Gale, Cengage Learning
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 23
ISBN-13: 1410339637
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A Study Guide for Mary Jo Bang's "Allegory," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Poetry for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Poetry for Students for all of your research needs.
Dare Say
Author: Tod Marshall
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 76
ISBN-13: 9780820324623
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Three long poems illuminate broken and violated things, using Bach, Kandinsky, and "Botticelli" as raw material for poetic musing. Winner of the Contemporary Poetry Series Competition. (Poetry)
Best American Poetry 2017
Author: David Lehman
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2017-09-05
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 1501127772
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Edited by Pulitzer Prize-winner and nineteenth US Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey, The Best American Poetry 2017 brings together the most notable poems of the year in the series that offers “a vivid snapshot of what a distinguished poet finds exciting, fresh, and memorable” (Robert Pinsky). Librarian of Congress James Billington says Natasha Trethewey “consistently and dramatically expanded the power” of the role of US Poet Laureate, holding office hours with the public, traveling the country, and reaching millions through her innovative PBS NewsHour segment “Where Poetry Lives.” Marilyn Nelson says “the wide scope of Trethewey’s interests and her adept handling of form have created an opus of classics both elegant and necessary.” With her selections and introductory essay for The Best American Poetry 2017, Trethewey will be highlighting even more “elegant and necessary” poems and poets, adding to the national conversation of verse and its role in our culture. The Best American Poetry is not just another anthology; it serves as a guide to who’s who and what’s happening in American poetry and is an eagerly awaited publishing event each year. With Trethewey’s insightful touch and genius for plumbing the depths of history and personal experience to shape striking verse, The Best American Poetry 2017 is another brilliant addition to the series.
Rockabye and Other Short Pieces
Author: Samuel Beckett
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Published: 2007-12-01
Total Pages: 80
ISBN-13: 9780802198334
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →We find in Beckett's masterful, exquisite prose, the familiar themes from his earlier works here expressed in the anguished murmurings of the solitary human consciousness.
Beckett and Decay
Author: Kathryn White
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2011-10-20
Total Pages: 305
ISBN-13: 1441158995
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The word 'decay' is often used by critics in general reference to Beckett's thematic emphasis and philosophical outlook. However, this book explores the idea of decay as the fundamental core of Beckett's work, dominating it thematically, linguistically and artistically. Kathryn White explores Beckett's representation of physical decay, mental and spiritual deterioration and finally the idea that 'decay' is to be found in language itself. This study explores the importance of both theme and form in Beckett's work and considers whether Beckett will, in future generations, be remembered both for his representation of existence and his innovations in language.
Eleven More American Women Poets in the 21st Century
Author: Claudia Rankine
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Published: 2012-01-01
Total Pages: 462
ISBN-13: 0819572365
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →“A fine and selective anthology that’s also a critical introduction to some of the most provocative, and some of the most original, poetry out there.” —Stephanie Burt, author of Don’t Read Poetry: A Book About How to Read Poems The American Poets in the 21st Century series continues with another anthology focused on female poets. Like the earlier books, this volume includes generous selections of poetry by some of the best poets of our time as well as illuminating poetics statements and incisive essays on their work. This unique organization makes these books invaluable teaching tools. Broadening the lens through which we look at contemporary poetry, this new volume extends its geographical net by including Caribbean and Canadian poets. Representing three generations of women writers, among the insightful pieces included in this volume are essays by Karla Kelsey on Mary Jo Bang’s modes of artifice, Christine Hume on Carla Harryman’s kinds of listening, Dawn Lundy Martin on M. NourbeSe Phillip (for whom “english / is a foreign anguish”), and Sina Queyras on Lisa Robertson’s confoundingly beautiful surfaces. In addition, a companion website presents audio of each poet’s work.
