What is poetry? (Just kidding, I know you know): Interviews from The Poetry Project Newsletter (1983–2009)

Edited by Anselm Berrigan Description Reviews The Poetry Project was founded in 1966 for the overlapping circles of poets in the Lower East Side of New York. These interviews from The Poetry Project Newsletter form a kind of conversation over time between some of the late 20th century's most influential poets and artists, who have come together in this legendary venue over the past 50 years. A striking anthology of interviews that sheds light on one of the most iconic poetry institutions in New York City…An essential tour de force for poetry buffs.Kirkus Reviews Poet Anselm Berrigan has carefully curated a selection of these interviews between emerging and established writers to render a history of The Poetry Project. The critical and foundational thoughts of writers such as Charles North, Allen Ginsberg, Paul Schmidt, Kenneth Koch, Alice Notley, Ed Sanders, Bernadette Meyer, Fred Moten, and Ann Waldman punctuate the work. It’s because of these seminal thinkers that notions o