On Poetry, Culture, and Democracy by Pinsky, Robert
On Poetry, Culture, and Democracy by Pinsky, Robert

On Poetry, Culture, and Democracy

"Robert Pinsky belongs to that rarest category of talents, a poet-critic."--Robert Lowell Two important books of criticism...
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Author: Robert Pinsky
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Language: English
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On Poetry, Culture, and Democracy by Pinsky, Robert

On Poetry, Culture, and Democracy

$29.94
On Poetry, Culture, and Democracy by Pinsky, Robert

On Poetry, Culture, and Democracy

$29.94
Author: Robert Pinsky
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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"Robert Pinsky belongs to that rarest category of talents, a poet-critic."--Robert Lowell

Two important books of criticism by the Pulitzer Prize finalist and former U.S. poet laureate--now combined in a single volume with a new preface by the author

For Robert Pinsky, poetry's individual, human scale as a fundamentally vocal medium--with poems brought to life by one person at a time--gives poetry a unique importance in American and democratic culture and society. This book brings together two compelling works of criticism by the former poet laureate--The Situation of Poetry and Democracy, Culture and the Voice of Poetry, in which he makes a passionate and eloquent case for the vital role of poetry in a democracy.

Author: Robert Pinsky
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 05/26/2026
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780691278254

About the Author
Robert Pinsky is an award-winning American poet, essayist, and translator. He has been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for poetry and the National Book Critics Circle Award for criticism. He served for three terms as the U.S. Poet Laureate, during which time he founded the Favorite Poem Project. His many books include Robert Pinsky: The First Two Books of Poems (Princeton) and the memoir Jersey Breaks: Becoming an American Poet. His bestselling translation of Dante's Inferno won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Among his other awards and honors are the William Carlos Williams Award, the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize, the PEN/Voelcker Award, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the PEN American Center, and the Harold Washington Award from the City of Chicago. He is distinguished professor emeritus of English and creative writing at Boston University.
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