description: 'Paterson is Whitman's America, grown pathetic and tragic, brutalized by inequality, disorganized by industrial chaos, and faced with annihilation. No poet has written of it with such a combination of brilliance, sympathy, and experience, with such alertness and energy.' - Robert Lowell
language: English
title: Paterson
titlecomplete: Paterson
genres: Fiction, American, The United States Of America, Poetry, School, Literature, Classics, Epic, 20th Century, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 3006
places: Paterson, New Jersey, New Jersey
awards: awardedAt: -631123200000
name: National Book Award
category: Poetry
publisher: Penguin Putnam~trade