Children of Grass
A Portrait of American Poetry
Schaffner Press · Print & ebook · September 24, 2019
With this fascinating synthesis of word and image, internationally renowned photographer B.A. Van Sise offers a visually stimulating anthology that will enchant lovers of both poetry and photography.
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- Who it’s for
- Portraits sit beside poems written by their subjects in this visual anthology.
- Themes
- American poetry, Poetry and photography, Creative collaboration
- Genres
- Poetry Anthologies, Photographers - General, American Poetry
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With this fascinating synthesis of word and image, internationally renowned photographer B.A. Van Sise offers a visually stimulating anthology that will enchant lovers of both poetry and photography.
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At times whimsical, surreal, challenging, enigmatic, joyful and sobering, these portraits— running adjacent to poems by each of their subjects—highlight some of the most influential poets of our time and celebrate creativity as only these poets in collaboration with Van Sise could convey. Children of Grass is also a timely homage to Walt Whitman—of whom Van Sise is a relative—and his masterpiece, "Leaves of Grass," during this, the 200th anniversary of his birth. Children of Grass, will, like the work of its literary grandfather, stand as a lasting tribute to the vitality and creativity that flourishes in our country.
Poets in Portrait
Portraits sit beside poems written by their subjects in this visual anthology.
Come here for
- Portraits of influential poets
- Poems alongside each subject’s portrait
Expect
- A homage to Walt Whitman and Leaves of Grass
Where it sits
| Poetry Anthologies | 64% |
|---|---|
| American Poetry | 50% |
| Photographers - General | 34% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Photographers - General
- American Poetry
- Authors
- B.A. Van Sise
- Publisher
- Schaffner Press
- Published
- September 24, 2019
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- American poetry · Poetry and photography · Creative collaboration
- Reading lane
- Photographers - General