The sonnetsTed Berrigan
Poetry

The sonnets

76 pagesFirst published 19672 editions
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"Originally published in 1964, The Sonnets by Ted Berrigan is considered by many to be his most important and influential book. This new annotated edition, with an introduction by Alice Notley, includes seven previously uncollected works. Like Shakespeare's sonnets, Berrigan's poems involve friendship and love triangles, but while the former happen chronologically, Berrigan's happen in the moment, with the story buried beneath a surface of names, repetitions, and fragmented experience. Reflecting the new American sensibilities of the 1960s as well as timeless poetic themes, The Sonnets is…

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FormatPublisherYearPagesISBN
EditionPenguin Poets2000949780140589276
EditionUnited Artists Books1982809780935992045
American SonnetsSonnets, AmericanSonnetsPoetic worksEnglish SonnetsEnglish Narrative poetry