If a central question in literary biography is how to separate the
poetry from the life of the poet, then the case of Jeffrey Knapp
proves the impossibility of the task. For the playful-but-serious
exuberance of his writing seems indivisible from the
serious-but-playful exuberance of the life Jeffrey led as a
champion of art and culture, of teaching and parenting, of eating
and drinking and laughing and crying. "It's a wonderful experience,
joining the atmosphere," he writes, in the poem "The Acupuncture of
Heaven," a cry of cosmic solidarity that presumes the membrane
between the self and the world to be as permeable as the boundary
between art and life. We can only hope that Jeffrey is right about
that, and that when our time comes we find him waiting for us with
a new poem a glass of wine. In the meantime, reading this
collection is itself a wonderful experience, and a reminder of the
remarkable talent, charm, intelligence, wit and boundless energy of
Jeffrey Knapp. -Campbell McGrath
General
| Imprint: |
Rockpress
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
March 2011 |
| First published: |
March 2011 |
| Authors: |
Jeffrey Knapp
|
| Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 5mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
80 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-9676748-9-6 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-9676748-9-1 |
| Barcode: |
9780967674896 |
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