num_pages: 550
description: "Technicians of the Sacred presents 'primitive' and ancient poetries as the incantations they are, loaded with power and very full of the magic that invests all good poetry. The treatment is fascinating.... The inclusion of drawings and ceremonial 'happenings' reminds the reader that ritual poetry is part of a whole complex of events. And, finally, the commentaries are a gold mine of responses to the material by a strong poet (the editor), and his selections of analogous writings from a broad range of contemporary poets." —David P. McAllester"Technicians is beautiful. Really it's two books, an anthology of 'primitive' poetry and an essay on what's interesting in poetry now. Either part alone would have been worth the price of the book. Together they're incredible." —David Antin"Rothenberg has done and extraordinary job of providing a fascinating range of materials, with great sensitivity and articulation—and his commentaries make clear a deeply relevant correspondence with contemporary work. It's both a deeply useful work book and an unequivocal delight." —Robert Creeley"Technicians of the Sacred is turquoise and scarlet and cedar and satin grahhhrs!" —Michael McClure
language: English
title: Technicians of the Sacred; a Range of Poetries From Africa, America, Asia & Oceania
titlecomplete: Technicians of the Sacred; a Range of Poetries From Africa, America, Asia & Oceania
genres: Anthropology, Poetry, Spirituality, Anthologies, Nonfiction, The World, Africa, History
ratings_count: 274
publisher: Doubleday & Co, Inc.