Mcsweeneys is an independent nonprofit publishing company based in san francisco. Buy love, an index mcsweeney s poetry series by lindenberg, rebecca isbn. The first mcsweeneys foray into contemporary poetry brings together 100 poems by 50 poets in ten poetchains, and making the publisher wonder why it waited. They originally started out publishing a literary magazine, and now they are responsible for a number of. The mcsweeney s joke book of book jokes as john hodgman says in this book s introduction, we all know that books are funny.
In the typically ironic both selfeffacing and selfaggrandizing tone that mcsweeneys assumes when it comments on anything of its own devising, the jacket copy for the mcsweeneys book of poets picking poets declares the book to be an almighty treasury. Akashic books reversegentrification of the literary world. The mcsweeneys book of poets picking poets by dominic luxford. The editors of the book chose ten poems from ten different poets. The first mcsweeney s foray into contemporary poetry brings together 100 poems by 50 poets in ten poetchains, and making the publisher wonder why it waited so long to try this. Obsessive, brilliant, linguistically playfulthe mesmerizing world of the boss is as personal as it is distinctly post911. An impassioned plea for freedom and justice, set in a world uncomfortably like our own, by the booker prizewinner ben okri. Alissa valles is the author of the poetry books orphan fire 2008 and. The mcsweeney s book of poets picking poets in searchworks catalog skip to search skip to main content. Mcsweeneys to start poetry imprint by harriet poetry. I own a large number of the books they have published in the last decade.
Ten poets choose a poem of their own and a poem by another. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. The mcsweeneys book of poets picking poets paperback april 18, 2007 by dominic luxford editor, david orr introduction. The academy of american poets is the largest membershipbased nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting american poets. Wright, michael ondaatje, john ashbery, mark doty, c. The mcsweeny s book of poets picking poets is available in book form, but was first available as part of issue 22 of the magazine mcsweeny s. Joyelle mcsweeneys poetry of catastrophe the new yorker. First, they are made of paste and cloth, which is funny, as is the fact that people still buy and read them.
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The series will be coedited by poets jesse nathan, who recently edited the mcsweeney s title of lamb 2011, with poems by matthea harvey and paintings by amy jean porter. Tommy pico filibusters mortality with poetry the new yorker. Timothy mcsweeneys quarterly concern is an american literary journal, typically containing short stories, reportage, and illustrations. The end result is 10 poet chains, each 5 poets long with 10 poems in each.
Mcsweenys took a poem by 10 poets and then had these poets select another of their poems to be included. Ten poets choose a poem of their own and a poem by another poet, who then does the same, and so on unto the fifth generation. As well as operating a daily humor website, we also publish timothy mcsweeney s quarterly concern, illustoria and an evergrowing selection of books under various imprints. Luxford edited the mcsweeneys book of poets picking poets, is the. The series will be coedited by poets jesse nathan, who recently edited the mcsweeneys title of lamb 2011, with poems by matthea harvey and paintings by amy jean porter.
Then they picked a poem by another poet, who in turn selected a poem of their own and furthermore selected a poem from another poet. What subtitles of poetry books really mean mcsweeneys. Heaney, a prolific poet from northern ireland, won the nobel prize in literature for his poetry in 1995. The mcsweeneys joke book of book jokes by mcsweeneys. We are currently not accepting submissions for our childrens book imprint, mcsweeney s mcmullens. Dominic luxford author of the mcsweeneys book of poets. The interweaving of repeated lines in a pantoum suits the poem particularly well to ruminations on the past, circling around a memory or a mystery to tease out implications and meanings. In this collection from mcsweeney s books editor dominic luxford chose ten poems from ten different poets, and then asked each of them to contribute an additional poem of his or her own, plus a poem from another poet.
Poetry, media, occults by joyelle mcsweeney poet and playwright mcsweeney carries her rhythms to prose, and the results are essays that remake the boundaries of criticism and personal narrative. Smith born april 16, 1972 is an american poet and educator. Mcsweeney s is an independent nonprofit publishing company based in san francisco. Blackwell north amerthe first mcsweeneys foray into contemporary poetry brings together 100 poems by 50 poets in ten poetchains, and making the publisher wonder why it waited so long to try this. As well as operating a daily humor website, we also publish timothy mcsweeneys quarterly concern, illustoria and an evergrowing selection of books under various imprints. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Mcsweeney s book of poets picking poets by david orr, 9781932416817, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Its chains of poetry linked by the whims of the contributors. Timothy mcsweeney s quarterly concern is an american literary journal, typically containing short stories, reportage, and illustrations. Some issues also include poetry, comic strips, and novellas. The same principle works in the book, the mcsweeney s book of poets picking poets mcsweeney s books, 2007. The mcsweeneys book of poets picking poets in searchworks. Each poet was asked to contribute another one of their poems, as well as to choose a poem written by a different poet. Here is an analysis of blackberry picking, a poem by seamus heaney.