School of the Americas

David Rigsbee

ISBN 10: 0983794502 / ISBN 13: 9780983794509

Published by Black Lawrence Press, US, 2012

About this Item

" David Rigsbee' s School of the Americas resonates far beyond its fine title poem into a school most of us of a certain age have attended. That is, a school of romance and loss marked by history itself, and a series of dramatic events both minor and major- pop culture and that culture not far above it- that we aspire to. Rigsbee mediates and enlarges these poems with an ease of literary reference and humor, and his characteristic intelligence. A fine book indeed." - Stephen Dunn.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: School of the Americas
• Publisher: Black Lawrence Press, US
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0983794502
• ISBN 13: 9780983794509
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

“ David Rigsbee’ s School of the Americas resonates far beyond its fine title poem into a school most of us of a certain age have attended. That is, a school of romance and loss marked by history itself, and a series of dramatic events both minor and major— pop culture and that culture not far above it— that we aspire to. Rigsbee mediates and enlarges these poems with an ease of literary reference and humor, and his characteristic intelligence. A fine book indeed.” — Stephen Dunn

About the Author

David Rigsbee's awards include two Fellowships in Literature from The National Endowment for the Arts, The National Endowment for the Humanities (for The American Academy in Rome), The Djerassi Foundation, The Jentel Foundation, and The Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, as well as a Pushcart Prize, an Award from the Academy of American Poets, and others. He has also published critical books on the poetry of Joseph Brodsky and Carolyn Kizer and coedited Invited Guest: An Anthology of Twentieth Century Southern Poetry. His translation of Dante’ s Paradiso was published by Salmon Poetry in 2023.