Poetry and Public Language

Marc Notes: Essays based on the conference Poetry and public language, held 30 March to 1 April 2007; sponsored by the University of Plymouth and Darlington College of Arts.; Includes bibliographical references. Publisher Marketing: Some of the most challenging and rewarding contemporary English-language poets, both avant-garde and traditional, appropriate public language and contest the grounds of political and aesthetic meaning. This book contains essays that sets out a number of different approaches to this compelling and paradoxical field. Contributor Bio:  Caleshu, Anthony Anthony Caleshu is the author of two books of poetry and a novella. His poems and stories have appeared widely in journals and newspapers on both sides of the Atlantic, including Times Literary Supplement, Poetry Review, Poetry Ireland Review, The Dublin Review, American Literary Review, and Agni Online. He is the editor of the literary journal Short FICTION and teaches at the University of Plymouth in South West England.