Ground Work Before the War, In the Dark
Ground Work Before the War, In the Dark by Robert Duncan is a significant work published by New Directions Publishing in 2006. This first edition spans 272 pages and is presented in English. The book explores themes of American history, war, and the complexities of identity through Duncan’s poetic lens, reflecting on the nation’s past and its ongoing struggles.
Readers will find a rich tapestry of literary criticism and poetry woven throughout this edition, which combines Duncan’s earlier volumes, Groundwork I: Before the War and Groundwork II: In the Dark. The text delves into the intricate relationship between America and its historical narratives, offering insights into the poet’s perspective on war and its implications. This edition also features an introduction by Michael Palmer, enhancing the reader’s understanding of Duncan’s contributions to American poetry and the thematic depth of his work.
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I am speaking now of the Dream in which America sleeps, the New World, moaning, floundering, in three hundred years of invasions, our own history out of Europe and enslaved Africa.Robert Duncan, from Groundwork
Robert Duncan has been widely venerated as one of America’s most essential poets: Allen Ginsberg described his poetry as “rapturous wonderings of inspiration,” Gwendolyn Brooks called it “a subtle spice,” and Susan Howe pointed to Duncan as “my precursor father,” Lawrence Ferlinghetti said he “had the finest ear this side of Dante,” and Robert Creeley called him “the magister, the singular Master of the Dance.”
Now Duncan’s magnum opus, Groundwork, is available in one groundbreaking edition. The first volume, Groundwork I: Before the War, was published in 1984, after a fifteen-year publishing silence, and received immediate acclaim: it was nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award and won the first National Poetry Award for Duncan’s “lifetime devotion to the art of poetry and his grand achievement….” The second volume, Groundwork II: In the Dark, was published in February 1988, the month of Duncan’s death. The internationally renowned poet Michael Palmer has written a marvelous introduction for this new edition, where “the singlemindedness of [Duncan’s] life’s work shows itself in the confident energy of every line” (Voice Literary Supplement).
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