Dewey Decimal809.1
SynopsisWhat is poetry today, and how does it fit into our daily lives? Through a series of intelligent and personal, often humorous essays the great French poet and fiction writer explores the role of poetry and poetry means to us., What is poetry today and how does it fit into our lives? Jacques Roubaud - the great French poet and fiction writer - explores these questions in a series of intelligent, personal and often humorous essays. Translated from the original French by Guy Bennett, the work is simultaneously a profound and highly readable work on language and meaning. Born in 1932, Roubaud is one of the most accomplished members of Oulipo, the workshop for experimental writing. He is a professor of mathematics and has published writing in genres including prose, theatre and poetry.