The Poetry of Men's Lives: An International Anthology

Alive with the wisdom, artistry, and emotion of more than 250 poets from nearly one hundred countries, this anthology celebrates the multifaceted experience of contemporary manhood. The lives into which these poems invite us reveal the influences of culture, heredity, personal experience, values, beliefs, wishes, desires, loves, and betrayals. Men are notoriously reluctant to open up and discuss these things; and yet when they do--as in these poems--they tell us about their families, lovers, relationships, political and religious beliefs, sexuality, and childhoods. There is much to learn here about who men are and how they see their worlds.

Collects close to three hundred poems, in English or English translation, by more than 250 poets.Nearly one hundred countries are represented, from Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Africa, South America, Central America and the Caribbean, North America, and Oceania (including Australia and New Zealand).Organized in topical sections: Boyhood and Youth; Families; Identities: Cultural, Personal, Male; Men and Women; Myth, Archetypes, and Spirituality; Politics, War, and Revolution; Sex and Sexuality; Poets and Poetry, Artists and Art; Brothers, Friends, Mentors, and Rivals; Work, Sports, and Games; Aging, Illness, and Death.

Author: Frank Chipasula
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 12/01/2004
Pages: 417
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.36lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.44w x 1.01d
ISBN: 9780820326498

Review Citation(s):
Univ PR Books for Public Libry 01/01/2005 pg. 69 - Strongly Recommended

About the Author
Fred Moramarco (Editor)
FRED MORAMARCO is a professor of English at San Diego State University and editor of Poetry International. He is a coeditor, with Al Zolynas, of Men of Our Time: An Anthology of Male Poetry in Contemporary America (Georgia).

Al Zolynas (Editor)
AL ZOLYNAS is a professor of English at Alliant International University in San Diego. He is coeditor, with Fred Moramarco, of Men of Our Time: An Anthology of Male Poetry in Contemporary America (Georgia).