Book cover for Some Trees: Yale Series Of Younger Poets by John Ashbery

Some Trees

Yale Series Of Younger Poets

2011 Released
84 Pages
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Literary Licensing, LLCISBN 9781258085346

Some Trees is a collection of poems by John Ashbery, published as part of the Yale Series of Younger Poets in 1956. The book contains 29 poems, many of which explore themes of memory, identity, and the nature of language. Ashbery's style is often characterized as surrealistic and fragmented, with an emphasis on the use of language as a tool for exploring the subconscious. The poems in Some Trees are marked by a sense of ambiguity and uncertainty, as Ashbery challenges traditional notions of meaning and representation. Despite this, the collection is widely regarded as a landmark in American poetry, and has been praised for its innovative approach to form and language.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

John Ashbery

John Ashbery's latest book of poems is Quick Question. From 1960 to 1965, he was the International Herald Tribune art critic and ArtNews Paris correspondent. France has named him Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres and Officier of the Légion d'Honneur. He has received a National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, and President Obama awarded him a National Humanities Medal. Rosanne Wasserman and Eugene Richie's latest poetry book is Psyche and Amor. They have edited Ashbery's essays in Other Traditions and in Selected Prose, as well as his translations of Pierre Martory. She teaches at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy; he is the director of writing at Pace University.

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