Synopses & Reviews
Edited and introduced by Sam Hamill, and with a complete bibliography of poetry published by the Press,
The Gift of Tonguesis drawn from more than 150 books and chapbooks and collects nearly 300 poems by some of the most distinguished poets and translators of the last quarter-century.
"Copper Canyon Press is an evangelist for poetry. It has always made books that are aesthetically pleasing, and this anthology is no exception. The rich diversity of poets inside from John Balaban to Tom McGrath, Carolyn Kizer to Eleanor Wilner, celebrates 25 years of sagacious and daring publishing."-Maxine Kumi
List of Contributors:
Vicente Aleixandre
Odysseus Alepoudeli
Heather Allen
Edgar Anawrok
Paul Antschel
John Balaban
Erin Belieu
Marvin Bell
Nelson Bentley
Stephen Berg
David Bottoms
Kay Boyle
Robert Bringhurst
Olga Broumas
Gladys Cardiff
Hayden Carruth
Cyrus Curtis Cassells
Thomas Centolella
Lucille Clifton
Gerald Costanzo
Sandor Csoori
Michael Cuddihy
Richard Dauenhauer
Madeline Defrees
Hilda Doolittle
Terry Ehret
Carolyn Forche
James Galvin
Ken Gerner
Patricia Goedicke
Susan Griffin
John Haines
Mark Warren Halperin
Sam Hamill
Han Shan
Han Yu
Paul Hansen
Gerald Andrews Hausman
Robert Hedin
Jim Heynen
George Parks Hitchcock
Gary H. Holthaus
Richard Hugo
T. E. Jay
Richard Jones
Jean Joubert
Jaan Kaplinski
Shirley Kaufman
Kawamura Yoichi
Ki Joon
Carolyn Kizer
William Kloefkorn
Kwon P'il
James Laughlin
David Lee
Denise Levertov
Timothy Liu
Barry Lopez
Frank R. Maloney
Thomas Mcgrath
Tim Mcnulty
William Stanley Merwin
Jane Miller
Oscar Vladislas De Lubicz- Milosz
James Masao Mitsui
Miyoshi Toyochiro
Robin Morgan
Sheila Bunker Nickerson
Ou Yangxiu
Mark Pawlak
Ezra Pound
Belle Randall
W. M. Ransom
David Ray
Tom Rea
Kenneth Rexroth
David Romtvedt
Richard Shelton
Maurya Simon
Gary Synder
Primus St. John
Kim Robert Stafford
William Stafford
Nancy Steele
Su Tung-p'o
Robert Sund
Karen Swenson
Anna Swir
Arthur Sze
T'ao Ch'ien
Elaine Terr
Synopsis
Since its inception in 1972, Copper Canyon Press has remained dedicated to publishing poetry from a wide range of styles. The Gift of Tongues is drawn from among more than 150 books and chap-books of poetry published by the press. Features Sam Hamill's in-depth personal introduction about Copper Canyon's path and dedication to the poetry of many cultures, as well as an annotated bibliography.
About the Author
Poet and translator Sam Hamill was the Founding Editor of Copper Canyon Press and is currently the Director for Poets Against War.