Collected Poems (Goodman)

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Collected Poems
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Author Paul Goodman
Subject Poetry
PublishedJanuary 3, 1974
Publisher Random House
Pages467
ISBN 0-39448-358-8

Collected Poems is a book of Paul Goodman's collected poetry, edited by his literary executor Taylor Stoehr and introduced by George Dennison.

Ned Rorem, who had set Goodman's poetry to art song, [1] felt that Goodman's revisions had weakened his originals. [2]

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The author, c. 1969

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References

  1. Kimball, Carol (2006). Song: A Guide to Art Song Style and Literature. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN   9781423412809.
  2. Rorem, Ned (June 18, 2013). The Nantucket Diary of Ned Rorem, 1973–1985. Open Road Media. ISBN   978-1480427761.

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