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The Uncollected Louis Zukofsky
Poetry, Drama, Prose
Edited by Jeffrey Twitchell-Waas and Mark Scroggins
Published by UNM Press
Distributed by Simon & Schuster
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About The Book
A goldmine of treasures grant access into this twentieth century modernist poet's extraordinary work. Includes unpublished essays, drama, and poetry that enhances Zukofsky's stature within the revolutionary modernist movement.
The American poet Louis Zukofsky (1904–1978) was a master craftsman in a wide range of forms both traditional and invented. He was a crucial bridge between the “high” modernism of Eliot, Pound, Stein, Stevens, Williams, and Moore and various postwar innovative schools. The Uncollected Louis Zukofsky gathers a variety of his works, some long out of print, some never before published, in diverse genres. The centerpieces of this collection are two substantial works—the play Arise, Arise and the pamphlet-length version of First Half of “A”-9—but these texts are complemented by a rich selection of Zukofsky’s uncollected poems, translations, and prose works as well as some fascinating musical arrangements of passages from “A.” Contextualized by notes and a critical introduction by the editors, The Uncollected Louis Zukofsky is a must-read for anyone interested in twentieth-century poetry and poetics.
The American poet Louis Zukofsky (1904–1978) was a master craftsman in a wide range of forms both traditional and invented. He was a crucial bridge between the “high” modernism of Eliot, Pound, Stein, Stevens, Williams, and Moore and various postwar innovative schools. The Uncollected Louis Zukofsky gathers a variety of his works, some long out of print, some never before published, in diverse genres. The centerpieces of this collection are two substantial works—the play Arise, Arise and the pamphlet-length version of First Half of “A”-9—but these texts are complemented by a rich selection of Zukofsky’s uncollected poems, translations, and prose works as well as some fascinating musical arrangements of passages from “A.” Contextualized by notes and a critical introduction by the editors, The Uncollected Louis Zukofsky is a must-read for anyone interested in twentieth-century poetry and poetics.
Product Details
- Publisher: UNM Press (December 16, 2025)
- Length: 272 pages
- ISBN13: 9780826368782
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“Readers of Zukofsky have been waiting a long time for this book, which presents uncollected poetry, prose, and drama by a modern master. The essays, in particular, shed new light on Zukofsky’s insights into the modernist poets and his hopes regarding the peers he deemed ‘Objectivists.’”
– Stephen Fredman, editor of How Long Is the Present: Selected Talk Poems of David Antin
“Twitchell-Waas and Scroggins have produced a sparkling collection of Zukofsky’s uncollected work that is a delight to ear, heart, taste, and intellect: a feast for old and new lovers of one of the greatest American second-wave modernist poets. Because Zukofsky was such a controlling craftsperson, this book is a delightful romp through his back pages, his second thoughts, his private workshop. It doesn’t feel like a miscellany of archival finds: it is compelling throughout.”
– Charles Bernstein, author of The Kinds of Poetry I Want: Essays & Comedies
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Hardcover 9780826368782
The Uncollected Louis Zukofsky
Poetry, Drama, Prose
Edited by Jeffrey Twitchell-Waas and Mark Scroggins
Published by UNM Press
Distributed by Simon & Schuster
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