Kenneth Koch

Selected Poems: (American Poets Project #24)

Kenneth Koch, Ron Padgett

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The Library of America
05 April 2007

Poetry by individual poets

Series: American Poets Project

Kenneth Koch, in the words of editor Ron Padgett, wrote poetry that became a part of ""the mystery and pleasure of being alive."" A center of the New York School, he gained notoriety by mocking the stodginess and academicism of much mid-century verse.

This enthralling selection encompasses the full range of Koch's poetry, and includes such already classic works as ""Fresh Air"" (his devastatingly satirical assault on mid-1950s poetic conformism), ""The Pleasure of Peace"" (with its defiant assertion that ""One single piece of pink mint chewing gum contains more pleasures / Than the whole rude gallery of war!""), ""The Art of Poetry,"" his astonishing and light-footed survey of the aims and methods of poetry, and poems from the late collectionNew Addresses, including ""To World War Two,"" ""To Psychoanalysis,"" and ""To the French Language.""

A poet at once directly accessible and deeply mysterious, Kenneth Koch was the master of an art of surprise in which the world is constantly reimagined.

About the American Poets Project Elegantly designed in compact editions, printed on acid-free paper, and textually authoritative, the American Poets Project makes available the full range of the American poetic accomplishment, selected and introduced by today's most discerning poets and critics.

By: Kenneth Koch
Edited by: Ron Padgett
Imprint: The Library of America
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Annotated edition
Volume: 24
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 122mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 277g
ISBN: 9781598530063
ISBN 10: 1598530062
Series: American Poets Project
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 05 April 2007
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ron Padgett, editor, is the author of many books of poetry, includingHow to Be Perfect,You Never Know,The Big Something,How Long, andGreat Balls of Fire, as well asJoe- A Memoir of Joe Brainard.