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Pacific Northwestern Spiritual Poetry
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Manufacturer: Tsunami, Incorporated
Author: Sharon Dubiago, Sherman Alexie, Teri Zipf
Publisher: Tsunami, Incorporated
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Pacific Northwestern Spiritual Poetry Description
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 808
EAN: 9780964444058
ISBN: 0964444054
Label: Tsunami, Incorporated
Manufacturer: Tsunami, Incorporated
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 384
Publication Date: 1998-08-15
Publisher: Tsunami, Incorporated
Studio: Tsunami, Incorporated
Dewey Decimal Number: 808
EAN: 9780964444058
ISBN: 0964444054
Label: Tsunami, Incorporated
Manufacturer: Tsunami, Incorporated
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 384
Publication Date: 1998-08-15
Publisher: Tsunami, Incorporated
Studio: Tsunami, Incorporated
Editorial Review of Pacific Northwestern Spiritual Poetry
This is an anthology of 62 poets, primarily from the Pacific Northwest, with an introduction by Charles Potts, the editor.
Customer Reviews of Pacific Northwestern Spiritual Poetry
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: One anthology that's not for poetry snobs.
Review: Editor Charles Potts has assembled a number of very talented poets hailing (sort of) from the Pacific Northwest. Some are extremely obscure, others like Sherman Alexie and Bukowski are relatively well-known, and all follow a certain Beatnikish ethos: writing should be spare and powerful, and, yes, pissing, drinking beer and having sex can be as spiritual as any other activity. Which is not to say that that this anthology is all farts and one word lines. Plenty of strastopherically high culture is here, experimentalism, pathos, insight too. Potts lays out his philosophy in the introduction; if you've ever appreciated his work, or that of d.a. levy or Bukowski, you'll enjoy this volume. It will send you scurrying back to the internet to seek out more work by the contributors.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: don't bother...
Review: If you want a compendium of "poetry" that sounds like it's been written by horny high school students, this book is for you. Otherwise, don't bother. There are f-words and spread legs in about every third poem, which would be fine if the book was billed as erotic poetry rather than spiritual, and if the poems were actually good. I write this as a Gen-X former Seattlite who is not easily offended, except by stupid juvenille works like "Ode to My Scrotum." The notable exception to this pedantic tripe (hence the one star) is the inclusion of Sherman Alexie's contributions - which can be found in his own readily available books. A glaring omission is anything by Denise Levertov (too Christian?). Also, Theodore Roethke is absent - a stunning lack given his racy writing (which is actually good). If you're looking for something worthy of the title of this unfortunate publication, check out Alexie, Levertov, Roethke, Hugo, or Anne Dillard instead.
Review Summary: One anthology that's not for poetry snobs.
Review: Editor Charles Potts has assembled a number of very talented poets hailing (sort of) from the Pacific Northwest. Some are extremely obscure, others like Sherman Alexie and Bukowski are relatively well-known, and all follow a certain Beatnikish ethos: writing should be spare and powerful, and, yes, pissing, drinking beer and having sex can be as spiritual as any other activity. Which is not to say that that this anthology is all farts and one word lines. Plenty of strastopherically high culture is here, experimentalism, pathos, insight too. Potts lays out his philosophy in the introduction; if you've ever appreciated his work, or that of d.a. levy or Bukowski, you'll enjoy this volume. It will send you scurrying back to the internet to seek out more work by the contributors.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: don't bother...
Review: If you want a compendium of "poetry" that sounds like it's been written by horny high school students, this book is for you. Otherwise, don't bother. There are f-words and spread legs in about every third poem, which would be fine if the book was billed as erotic poetry rather than spiritual, and if the poems were actually good. I write this as a Gen-X former Seattlite who is not easily offended, except by stupid juvenille works like "Ode to My Scrotum." The notable exception to this pedantic tripe (hence the one star) is the inclusion of Sherman Alexie's contributions - which can be found in his own readily available books. A glaring omission is anything by Denise Levertov (too Christian?). Also, Theodore Roethke is absent - a stunning lack given his racy writing (which is actually good). If you're looking for something worthy of the title of this unfortunate publication, check out Alexie, Levertov, Roethke, Hugo, or Anne Dillard instead.