{"product_id":"sweet-nothings-an-anthology-of-rock-and-roll-in-american-poetry","title":"Sweet Nothings: An Anthology of Rock and Roll in American Poetry","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eSweet Nothings: An Anthology of Rock and Roll in American Poetry\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eJim Elledge\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780253208644\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eIndiana University Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e1994\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Every lovesick summer has its song, \u003cbr\u003eAnd this one I pretended to despise.\u003cbr\u003eBut if I were alone when it came on, \u003cbr\u003eI turned it up full-blast to sing along--\u003cbr\u003eA primal scream in croaky baritone, \u003cbr\u003eThe notes all flat, the lyrics mostly slurred--\u003cbr\u003eNo wonder I spent so much time along\u003cbr\u003eMaking the rounds in Dad's old Thunderbird.\"\u003cbr\u003e--From \"Cruising with the Beach Boys\" by Dana Gioia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo one should be surprised that rock and roll music turns up in the work of many of the Baby-Boom poets, where it conjures up poignant memories, evokes a specific mood, or haunts the poets' psychic landscape. Arranged in a loosely thematic manner, the 125 poems in Sweet Nothings mirror the varied forms of rock and roll, mimic its sounds, bask in its innocence, draw inspiration from its rebelliousness. For this collection Jim Elledge has gathered works by 79 poets, among them some of the most highly regarded poets of our time: Frank O'Hara, Joyce Carol Oates, David Wojahn, Thom Gunn, Rita Dove, Lynda Hull, Albert Goldbarth, Lisel Mueller, Yusef Komunyakaa, Gary Soto, William Matthews. In the final section of the book the poets comment on the relationship between their works and rock and roll.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Sweet Nothings: An Anthology of Rock and Roll in American Poetry | Jim Elledge | Paperback | 9780253208644 | Used: Very Good | Poetry 1639439","offer_id":50706262819074,"sku":"1639439","price":21.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/81313jJzDuL.jpg?v=1791666723","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/sweet-nothings-an-anthology-of-rock-and-roll-in-american-poetry","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}