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GCDS-9780872865303 03 01 City Lights Books 01 GCOI 87286100544320 02 0872865304 03 9780872865303 15 9780872865303 BC 01 313 1 A01 Joron, Andrew Andrew Joron <p>Andrew Joron was raised in Stuttgart, Germany, Lowell, MA, and Missoula, MT. He studied under anarchist philosopher Paul Feyerabend at UC Berkeley, obtaining a BA in philosophy of science. Joron began writing science-fiction poetry before turning to surrealist-influenced lyric, reflecting his association with Philip Lamantia. His translations from German include philosopher Ernst Bloch's Literary Essays.</p> 01 eng 120 20 contemporary poetry; poetry; science fiction poetry 01 <P>Since his post-9/11 essay on poetry and politics, "The Emergency," Andrew Joron has been regarded as one of American poetry's most profound practitioners. <em>Trance Archive</em>, Volume 3 in our City Lights Spotlight series, draws on over 20 years of Joron's work, tracing his trajectory from his early days as a science fiction poet to his later fusion of surrealist romanticism and language poetry materialism into what he calls "speculative lyric." Infused with radical politics, Joron's poetry takes inspiration from chaos and complexity theory, and reflects personal associations ranging from anarchist philosopher Paul Feyerabend to surrealist mystic Philip Lamantia. Featuring long out-of-print work as well as new poems, <em>Trance Archive</em> affirms Joron's place among major contemporary poets.</p><P><br />"Where is it but in Andrew Joron's work that 'A simulated victory / Crawls like a glove / Animated by music' or that 'a ball sobs for its nearness to a bell'? On speaking terms with a range of old and recent art and science, Joron's writing is filled with predicative invention, nominative élan, surprises near side and far side, the buzz that words and sub-words conduct among themselves. <em>Trance Archive</em> is a wrought, formidable book of sound, sight, sense and instigation."-<strong>Nathaniel Mackey</strong>, author of <em>Whatsaid Serif</em> (1998) and <em>Splay Anthem</em> (2006)</p><P>"Andrew Joron is a modern-day alchemist. He's not interested in solipsistic self-enrichment; rather, he practices the art of transformation. Though aligned with the revolutionary impulse behind Surrealism-the conjuring of paradox to expand the possible-he appreciates the movement's aesthetic limitations and has somehow, miraculously, managed to create poetry attuned to materialist critiques of language without abandoning any of the art's mystery and metaphysical inquiry."-<strong>Noah Eli Gordon</strong>, <em>Bookforum</em></p> 02 Like a chance encounter between Einstein and Breton, <em>Trance Archive</em> embraces philosophy, science, and surrealism. 08 <p>"Joron's fascinations have itched and procreated through a poetic career, which <em>Trance Archive</em> celebrates. They are fascinating, entrancing."</p> Poetry Flash 08 <p>"An anthology of [Joron's] work from his best to his rarest, to others, anyone who wants an introduction to Joron's work would do well with <em>Trance Archive</em>, a top pick for poetry collections."</p> The Midwest Book Review 08 <p>"Joron is one of the few poets who has identified and embraced the possibility for surrealism and Language poetry to coexist in productive synergy. . . . [He] pioneers a unique hybrid 'genre' of surrealism and science fiction . . . Whether the surrealist project was abandoned ('destroyed') or never fully realized ('not-yet-invented'), Joron's work ambitiously attempts to resuscitate it by merging it with the 21st century version of Marxist poetry and making it relevant to post-structuralism." </p> TheThe Poetry Blog 08 <p>"If the densely covered sheets of what I'm tempted to call [Alice] Notley's 'trance-scriptions' were reduced to their barest minimum, the distillate might be the kind of poem found in Andrew Joron's 'Trance Archive: New and Selected Poems.' " -Steve Evans</p> The Nation 08 <p>"Joron, far more so than any other of his contemporaries, is a magician, an alchemist of words; his work is modern, has a contemporary freshness to it, yet also has an undertone of antiquity, of ivy-clad towers and ancient residues. . . . Reading his work is like entering a hall of mirrors."<br />-John Olson</p> Tillalala Chronicles 08 <p>"In just the fourth month of this new year, I can absolutely guarantee that this will be one of the most cherished books, most agile of lyric wonders, by the end of it."<br /></p> Esther Press 23 01 http://www.citylights.com/resources/titles/87286100544320/extras/CLTranceArchiveExcerpt.pdf 04 02 72 01 http://www.citylights.com/resources/titles/87286100544320/images/87286100544320L.gif 07 02 72 01 http://www.citylights.com/resources/titles/87286100544320/images/87286100544320S.gif http://www.citylights.com/book/?GCOI=87286100544320 City Lights Publishers 01 City Lights Publishers 20100403 08 16 oz City Lights Books 01 WORLD 20 20100403 01 02 14.95 USD