The Grand Piano
Subtitle: an experiment in collective autobiography, San Francisco, 1975-1980.
Publisher: Mode A; This Press; This Pr; Mode A/This Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
Number of pages: 10
ISBN-13: 9780979019807; 9780979019814; 9780979019821
Subjects: American poetry -- 20th century.; Poets, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Description: THE GRAND PIANO is an ongoing experiment in collective autobiography by ten writers identified with Language poetry in San Francisco. It takes its name from a coffeehouse at 1607 Haight Street, where from 1976-79 the authors took part in a reading and performance series. The writing project, begun in 1998, was undertaken as an online collaboration, first via an interactive web site and later through a listserv. When completed, THE GRAND PIANO will comprise ten parts, in which each of the ten authors will appear in a different sequence. These poets are Bob Perelman, Barrett Watten, Steve Benson, Carla Harryman, Tom Mandel, Ron Silliman, Kit Robinson, Lyn Hejinian, Rae Armantrout, and Ted Pearson.
Notes: "When completed, The Grand Piano will comprise ten parts, in each of which the ten authors will appear in a different sequence."--Front flap, pt. 1.
Table of contents: title: Bob Perelman; title: Steve Benson; title: Tom Mandel; title: Kit Robinson; title: Rae Armantrout; title: Barrett Watten; title: Carla Harryman; title: Ron Silliman; title: Lyn Hejinian; title: Ted Pearson.