Story of a poem : a memoir /
Matthew Zapruder had an idea, to write a poem as slowly and intentionally as possible, to preserve its drafts and record the painstaking, elusively transcendent stuff of its construction. It would be the end cap to a new collection of poetry, and a means to process modern American life in a time of...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Los Angeles :
Unnamed Press,
[2023].
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | Matthew Zapruder had an idea, to write a poem as slowly and intentionally as possible, to preserve its drafts and record the painstaking, elusively transcendent stuff of its construction. It would be the end cap to a new collection of poetry, and a means to process modern American life in a time of political turmoil, mega fires and sobriety. What Zapruder didn't anticipate was that this literary project would reveal a deeply personal aspect as well, a way to resolve the unexplored pain and unexpected joys he was confronting in the wake of his son's diagnosis with autism. The result is a remarkable piece of writing, one that explores not just what it means to be a poet and father, but also what it means to be alive on this planet during this turbulent and extraordinary time. By comparing the writing of a poem with his own tangled evolution as a son, husband and father, Zapruder unfolds moments of his own life in the reflection of an increasingly uncanny world. With a wide range of reference points, from Celan, Li Bai and Frank O'Hara to Whitman, Merwin and Rupi Kaur, we join Zapruder on a poet's journey, that in some alchemy of literature, becomes a journey of our own. |
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| Physical Description: | 207 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 1951213688 9781951213688 |