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Walk on the Wild Side: Urban American Poetry Since 1975
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Walk on the Wild Side: Urban American Poetry Since 1975 Softcover - 1974

by Christopher, Nicholas

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In cities like New York, Chicago, and San Francisco, poetry is reclaiming a place in our culture, as evidenced by hundreds of readings each month. With the city as its focus, Walk on the Wild Side is the first anthology to tap into the urban resurgence of American poetry. Features 120 poems.

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***: Collier Books. 1974. Softcover. 0020427255 . very good condition; LIB2958010150 .
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  • Title Walk on the Wild Side: Urban American Poetry Since 1975
  • Author Christopher, Nicholas
  • Binding Softcover
  • Edition [ Edition: first
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Collier Books, ***
  • Date 1974
  • Features Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 69669
  • ISBN 9780020427254 / 0020427255
  • Weight 0.72 lbs (0.33 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.62 x 6.16 x 0.63 in (21.89 x 15.65 x 1.60 cm)
  • Themes
    • Demographic Orientation: Urban
  • Library of Congress subjects Cities and towns in literature, American poetry - 20th century - History and
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 93-29443
  • Dewey Decimal Code 811.540

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From the rear cover

"Walk on the Wild Side", the first anthology to plumb the maze of American urban life, gives us the city in all its forms: ethnic, economic, religious, political, sexual, intellectual. Poet and novelist Nicholas Christopher has chosen 115 poems from sixty poets, representing more than twenty cities. These are not just poems "about" cities, or with the city as subject; they filter and radiate the diversity and vitality of today's cities, from the electric night of New York to the sun-blanked sprawl of Los Angeles, from the factories of Pittsburgh to the waterfront of New Orleans. A kinetic mix of new voices and established writers, "Walk on the Wild Side" presents the timeless themes of poetry through the prism of our unique urban experience.

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Citations

  • Booklist, 04/01/1994, Page 1418
  • Library Journal, 03/01/1994, Page 0

About the author

Nicholas Christoper is the author of seven novels, eight books of poetry, a study of film noir and the American city, and he has edited two poetry anthologies. He graduated from Harvard College with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature. He lives in New York City.