Karl Shapiro

Selected Poems: (American Poets Project #3)

Karl Shapiro, John Updike

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Viz
27 January 2003

Poetry; Poetry by individual poets

Series: American Poets Project

In this new selection of poems by Karl Shapiro, master literary craftsman John Updike provides a long-overdue reassessment of the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet who first rose to prominence with his poems about war.

Updike's great personal respect and affection for Shapiro's work resonate throughout the essay he wrote to introduce the volume- ""Karl Shapiro's tone is breezy, surly, rapturous as the mood rapidly shifts. The last lines often stub our toes and invite us to reread. The concreteness can seem defiant. . . . His feet planted on the substantive, he could be modest and casual but also bold, with the boldness of truth personally verified."" In the poems he's assembled, Updike selected broadly from the entire span of Shapiro's writing life, and his introduction establishes an enduring place in American literature for the poet whose pungency and vast range of subjects have helped define American poetry of the postwar period.

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: Karl Shapiro
Edited by: John Updike
Imprint: Viz
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 3
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 122mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 304g
ISBN: 9781931082341
ISBN 10: 1931082340
Series: American Poets Project
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 27 January 2003
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Other merchandise
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Karl Shapiro: Selected Poems: (American Poets Project #3)

“A splendid reminder of how good a poet Karl Shapiro could be. One of the first things to be said about Shapiro’s poetry is that, various though it is, it is never gloomy. A pleasure in life, in its richness, variety, and oddity, informs many of his poems, even those that verge on the dark.”—Joseph Epstein, The Weekly Standard