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A review by crowcolour
The Penguin Book of the Prose Poem: From Baudelaire to Anne Carson by Jeremy Noel-Tod
3.0
Objectively, this book ought to earn five stars: it's hard to imagine a more comprehensive collection of prose poems, though I would have preferred a more traditional chronological ordering.
From a purely personal standpoint however, my problem was that a great deal of prose poetry veers towards surrealism, which I am far from fond of. Nevertheless, there are some great pieces here from many big names, and I found the introduction very interesting.
From a purely personal standpoint however, my problem was that a great deal of prose poetry veers towards surrealism, which I am far from fond of. Nevertheless, there are some great pieces here from many big names, and I found the introduction very interesting.