The Naomi Poems
Corpse and Beans
“Bill Knott writes stunning poems in which he wires the head to the heart in such surprising ways that the results are truly electrifying. More than anyone of his generation, he shows us just how wild American poetry can be.”—Billy Collins“A perfect asshole wonderpoet. . . .find and buy a book of Knott’s”—Richard HellThe debut collection from Bill Knott that influenced a generation of poets and rockstars is now back-in-print for the first time in almost 60 years.Bill Knott’s first book, The Naomi Poems: Corpse and Beans, was written under the pen name St. Geraud, the fictional persona of “a virgin and a suicide” who allegedly died two years prior to publication. The Naomi Poems was received to great acclaim and brought him to the attention of such poets as James Wright, who called Knott an "unmistakable genius." It also went on to inspire generations of fellow writers—from James Tate to Mary Ruefle to Denis Johnson. While first editions have become treasured collector’s items today, and its poems mixed and remixed into numerous anthologies over the decades, The Naomi Poems is finally available in its original form for the first time since its original publication.
Former Guggenheim and Iowa Poetry Prize winner Knott has had significant remembrance pieces published in the New Yorker and the New York Times, which called him “one of our best and most arresting poets”The only currently in-print book by Knott is a collection of selected poems. This is the first time The Naomi Poems have been available in their entirety since their original publication in the 1960s.Knott has an almost mythical name in the poetry community, and he has generations of former students, friends, and high profile fans—such as Jim Jarmusch and Thurston Moore—who will be eager to finally see this book as it was meant to be. Black Ocean's publisher, Janaka Stucky, is setting up a multi-city tour to promote this historic reissue, reading with numerous notable poets around the country from Knott's book.
| Autor: | Knott, Bill |
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| ISBN: | 9781939568748 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Ingram Publishers Services |
| Veröffentlicht: | 11.06.2024 |
| Untertitel: | Corpse and Beans |
| Schlagworte: | POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Death, Grief, Loss |
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