Meditations in an Emergency by Frank O'hara

Meditations in an Emergency by Frank O'hara

Frank O Hara was one of the great poets of the twentieth century and, along with such widely acclaimed writers as Denise Levertov, Allen Ginsberg, Robert Creeley, and Gary Snyder, a crucial contributor to what Donald Allen termed the New American Poetry, which, by its vitality alone, became the dominant force in the American poetic tradition. Frank

“O’Hara, a key interpreter of the aesthetics of abstract-expressionism, was a vital presence in New York’s dynamic postwar art world, whether as a curator at the Museum of Modem Art, a visionary critic, a lushly original and lyrical poet, or an unflagging, often outrageous socialite” —Donna Seaman, Booklist

“Moving in the way that only simple communication can be moving. . . . His poems always manage a fresh start, free from the dreadful posturings of the conventional verse of his generation.” —Kenneth Rexroth, The New York Times Book Review

Frank O'Hara, one of the most important postwar American poets, was born in Grafton, Massachusetts, and graduated from Harvard in 1950. O'Hara relocated to New York after receiving his MA from Michigan in 1951, when he began working for the Museum of Modern Art and writing for Art News. By 1960, he had been promoted to MOMA's Assistant Curator of Painting and Sculpture Exhibits. He is regarded an initial member of the New York School, alongside John Ashbery, Kenneth Koch, James Schuyler, and Barbara Guest. Despite the fact that O'Hara died in a horrific accident in 1966, recent references to him in TV shows like Mad Men and Thurston Moore's new single demonstrate our culture's ongoing obsession with this brilliant poet.

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ISBN 13	9780802134523
ISBN 10	0802134521
Title	Meditations in an Emergency
Author	Frank O'hara
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Black Cat
Year published	1996-05-16
Number of pages	52
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