{"product_id":"the-complete-poems-of-kenneth-rexroth-9781556592171","title":"The Complete Poems of Kenneth Rexroth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Complete Poems of Kenneth Rexroth\u003c\/i\u003e assembles all of his published longer and shorter poems, and includes a never-before-published selection of his earliest work. Rexroth's poems of nature and protest are remarkable for their erudition and biting social and political commentary; his love poems justly celebrated for their eroticism and depth of feeling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cloth edition was one of the most widely reviewed poetry titles in 2003: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Scholars and critics who endeavor to discuss mid-20th century American poetry responsibly ignore Rexroth at their peril.\"--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, cover feature and selected as a Book of the Year\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Rexroth is probably best known as the 'Father of the Beat Generation.' These poems reveal that great beauty lies beyond that clich .\"--NPR's \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Rexroth's prodigious breadth of learning, his hungry attention to the natural world, his contempt for warmongering and his profound, occasionally overlapping love of women are all on flourishing display.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Rexroth never mistook his poetry for a product, and he could present ideas and images in an urgent, memorable and eloquent way.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Rexroth is one of the most readable and rewarding 20th-century American poets.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKenneth Rexroth\u003c\/b\u003e (1905-1982) was one of the world's great literary minds. In addition to being a poet, translator, essayist and teacher, he helped found the San Francisco Poetry Center and influenced generations of readers with his \u003ci\u003eClassics Revisited\u003c\/i\u003e series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3364900\"\u003eKenneth Rexroth\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Copper Canyon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 900\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.92h x 6.24w x 1.67d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781556592171\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1556592175\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE005010\"\u003eAmerican | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKenneth Rexroth (1905-1982) was one of the world's great literary minds. In addition to being a poet, translator, essaysist and teacher, he helped found the San Francisco Poetry Center and influenced generations of readers with his Classics Revisted series.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Copper Canyon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42684686434541,"sku":"9781556592171","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_dd971cbf-5df2-4541-a931-669bdeb5626c.jpg?v=1649757341","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-complete-poems-of-kenneth-rexroth-9781556592171","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}