The Kinds of Poetry I Want
Essays & Comedies
(Author) Charles BernsteinA celebration of the radical poetics of invention from Charles Bernstein. For more than four decades, Charles Bernstein has been at the forefront of experimental poetry, ever reaching for a radical poetics that defies schools, periods, and cultural institutions. The Kinds of Poetry I Want is a celebration of invention and includes not only poetry but also essays on aesthetics and literary studies, interviews with other poets, autobiographical sketches, and more. At once a dialogic novel, long poem, and grand opera, The Kinds of Poetry I Want arrives amid renewed attacks on humanistic expression. In his polemical, humorous style, Bernstein faces these challenges, head-on and affirms the enduring vitality and attraction of poetry, poetics, and literary criticism.
Charles Bernstein
Charles Bernstein is a prominent American poet known for his groundbreaking work in language poetry. His most famous collection, "L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E," challenged traditional notions of language and meaning. Bernstein's experimental style and focus on the materiality of words have made him a key figure in contemporary literature.