Poetry and Ambition: Essays, 1982-88 (Poets on Poetry)

by Donald Hall

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In Donald Hall's compelling new collection of essays on the state of contemporary poetry, he likens much of what passes for poetry today to the product of an assembly line -- the McPoem. The McPoem may satisfy the desire for fame, the ambition for publication. But real ambition for the poet, says Hall, lies in the sometimes painful, always time-consuming perfection of the poem itself. You may not agree with Hall, but you cannot afford to ignore him.
  • ISBN13 9780472063871
  • Publish Date 31 August 1988
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint The University of Michigan Press
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 216
  • Language English