Most Popular Books by John Ashbery

Widely considered the most important poet in America today, John Ashbery creates collage both in his poetry and as visual art. This beautiful volume features Ashbery’s collage work in both media. John Ashbery is known foremost as a poet, but he has been creating collages for nearly as long as he’s been writing poetry. He began working in the medium when he was an undergraduate at Harvard, more than seventy years ago. Now, for the first time ever, this volume compiles a comprehensive selection of Ashbery’s collage work, accompanied by a selection of collage-related poems. Like his poetry, Ashbery’s collage work combines art historical and pop culture references, creating often humorous juxtapositions. Ashbery’s approach to poetry and collage is quite similar and here, in an extensive interview with poet, critic, and longtime friend John Yau, Ashbery delves into his creative process and the parallels between creating in the two media. The subtitle They Knew What They Wanted is taken from one of Ashbery’s collage-poems, which is featured in this volume along with many others. With about seventy-five collages, exploring how Ashbery’s visual art has evolved over the years, this book is a must-have for the many lovers of Ashbery’s poetry, and for all those wishing to learn more about his creative output.

El número especial de Arthur RIMBAUD es un en homenaje al poeta francés que fue incluido en octubre de 2014 en la documentación del Musée Arthur Rimbaud de la ciudad de Charleville (Francia) lugar donde nació y descansan los restos de Rimbaud), y en La Librería de Poesía de Edimburgo (Scottish Poetry Library). Participan del número Neil Leadbeater, John Ashbery, Robert Darnton, Antonio Lastra, y Juan Arabia, entre otros.

El primer número de Buenos Aires Poetry incluye una entrevista realizada por Juan Arabia a John ASHBERY (máximo exponente de la escuela poética neoyorquina), material poético inédito de Dan FANTE y un estudio crítico sobre Jack KEROUAC, el Rock and Roll y la Profecía Whitmaniana. Además, una entrevista al director de la Fundación Raymond Williams, Derek TATTON, que con la ayuda de la Sociedad Raymond Williams (Nottingham Trent University, University of Birmingham) analiza las convergencias y balances de los estudios culturales en la época actual. En materia de poesía incluye la traducción al español del poema "Hotel Lautréamont", del mismo ASHBERY.

Primo poeta americano a vedere da vivo la propria opera raccolta e pubblicata dalla Library of America, John Ashbery è stato il riconosciuto maestro della generazione che ha esordito intorno agli anni settanta. Nel 1975 con Autoritratto entro uno specchio convesso ha ottenuto i tre più prestigiosi premi poetici degli Stati Uniti, presentando al pubblico un canzoniere complesso ed entusiasmante, evocativo, spesso onirico, ricco di riferimenti enciclopedici e reinvenzioni continue. La raccolta più incisiva del più importante poeta americano degli ultimi cinquant’anni viene qui presentata nella traduzione di Damiano Abeni.

Artist''s book consisting of objects and 3 folders in a wooden box. The objects, by David Ireland, are a cement ball, a section of copper sheeting in a slide mount, a piece of wire shaped like an ear, and a shaped piece of house paint. The folders contain the text by Ashbery, photos and Kodaliths by Abe Frajndlich, and two painted pieces of wooden wallboard. The box handle was fabricated in cast iron by Shahin of Albany.

Letters contain humorous literary references, several poems, a chapter of a murder mystery, a few drawings, references to mutual friends, and various events.

Letters among and a group composition by members of the New York school of art. Includes a typescript of a play, "The Coronation Murder Mystery by John Ashbery, Kenneth Koch, and Frank O''Hara (for James Schuyler)"; and letters between Frank O''Hara and Joe LeSueur, as well as to Hurley.