The form of a city changes faster, alas, than the human heart
one hundred fifty poems (1991-1998)
1st ed.
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Author
Contributions
- Waldrop, Keith. - Contributor
- Waldrop, Rosmarie. - Contributor
Publication
2006 - Dalkey Archive Press, Normal, Illinois
Language
English
Word Count
61,750 words, Guess
Page Count
247 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-101564783839
- ISBN-139781564783837
- Goodreads77873
- LibraryThing7720315
- Library of Congress Control Number2005056072
and 2 more
- OCLC Control Number62762285
- Open LibraryOL17745413M
Classifications
- DDC841/.914
- LCCPQ2678.O77 F6713 2006
Description
"Composed of 150 poems, with a title taken from Charles Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du Mal, and partly a response to the poetry of Raymond Queneau, this collection explores Jacques Roubaud's many poetic modes. He skips from the strict form of the sonnet to the freedom of prose poetry without abandoning the melancholy playfulness that has defined his lengthy writing career. A selection of Roubaud's best recent work, The Form of a City describes not only Paris, but also its people, its writers (and those of the Oulipo in particular), its monumental past, and its unsteady response to change."--Publisher's website.
Subjects
Genres
- Poetry
Other Editions
- The form of a city changes faster, alas, than the human heart
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