{"product_id":"selected-poems-of-charles-olson-9780520212329","title":"Selected Poems of Charles Olson","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\"I have assumed a great deal in the selection of the poems from such a large and various number, making them a discourse unavoidably my own as well as any Olson himself might have chosen to offer. I had finally no advice but the long held habit of our using one another, during his life, to act as a measure, a bearing, an unabashed response to what either might write or say.\"—Robert Creeley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA seminal figure in post-World War II literature, Charles Olson has helped define the postmodern sensibility. His poetry embraces themes of empowering love, political responsibility, the wisdom of dreams, the intellect as a unit of energy, the restoration of the archaic, and the transformation of consciousness—all carried in a voice both intimate and grand, American and timeless, impassioned and coolly demanding.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this selection of some 70 poems, Robert Creeley has sought to present a personal reading of Charles Olson's decisive and inimitable work—\"unequivocal instances of his genius\"—over the many years of their friendship.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Charles Olson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42960012705910,"sku":"9780520212329","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_274b8ac0-8c60-4171-91ee-320a4bc3f312.jpg?v=1767785925","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/selected-poems-of-charles-olson-9780520212329","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}