Splay anthem
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Nederland Community Library - STAFF RETRIEVAL | 811.53 Mackey | On Shelf |
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xvi, 126 pages ; 23 cm
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English
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Published in installments across several decades, Mackey's two epic series--one called Mu, the other Song of the Andoumboulou--bring the attitudes of free jazz and the reverberating patterns of West African ensemble music to the goals of the American encyclopedic long poem á la Charles Olson. The mysterious, even hermetic, new verse extends both of Mackey's epics, even (as his prose foreword explains) merging them, so that they form one enormous text describing a mystical quest. Mackey's figures seek the source of inspiration, and his dense stanzas track their uneven progress; "We" pursue it, by foot, train or boat, into realms of fable and myth, via chants, archival and esoteric references, portmanteau words and archeological research.
Awards
National Book Award winner, Poetry , 2006.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Mackey, N. (2006). Splay anthem . New Directions Book.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mackey, Nathaniel, 1947-. 2006. Splay Anthem. New Directions Book.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mackey, Nathaniel, 1947-. Splay Anthem New Directions Book, 2006.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Mackey, Nathaniel. Splay Anthem New Directions Book, 2006.
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