Walk on the Wild Side: Urban American Poetry Since 1975

"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.

Author: Nicholas Christopher
Publisher: Touchstone Books
Published: 05/31/1994
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 8.62h x 6.16w x 0.63d
ISBN: 9780020427254

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 04/01/1994 pg. 1418
Library Journal 03/01/1994

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.