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Paul Blackburn (1) (1926–1971)

Author of Proensa: An Anthology of Troubadour Poetry (New York Review Books Classics)

For other authors named Paul Blackburn, see the disambiguation page.

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Works by Paul Blackburn

Proensa: An Anthology of Troubadour Poetry (New York Review Books Classics) (1978) — Translator — 96 copies, 2 reviews

The Collected Poems of Paul Blackburn (1985) 32 copies

The Selected Poems of Paul Blackburn (1989) 29 copies

The journals (1975) 25 copies

The Cities (1967) 23 copies

In, On, Or About the Premises (1968) 17 copies

Early Selected Y Mas: Collected Poems, 1949-1966 (1972) 15 copies

Against the silences (1980) 9 copies

Halfway down the coast : poems & snapshots (1975) 8 copies

The Parallel Voyages (1987) 6 copies

Brooklyn-Manhattan transit : a bouquet for Flatbush (1960) 4 copies

Dissolving Fabric 3 copies

The Selection of Heaven 3 copies, 1 review

Sing-song (Caterpillar ; 4) 3 copies

By Ear: Poems (1978) 3 copies

Proensa;: From the Provencal of: Guillem de Peitau, Arnaut de Marueill, Raimbautz de Vaqueiras, Sordello, Bernart de Ventadorn, Peire Vidal, Bertran de Born (1953) 2 copies

The Nets 2 copies

Villes suivi de Journaux (2011) 2 copies, 1 review

The Accumulated Criticism of Paul Blackburn : Sound Counts, Total Music Counts, Large and inclusive Forms are Coming 1 copy

In Recurrent Actions 1 copy

Lamb 1 copy

Proensa 1 copy

The Omitted Journals 1 copy

Guillem De Poitou: His Eleven Extant Poems Translated by Paul Blackburn 1 copy

(Exhibition catalog): Rock, Scissors, Paper: The Poetry of Paul Blackburn 1 copy

Three dreams and an old poem (The Beau fleuve series) (1970) 1 copy

Associated Works

Cronopios and Famas (1962) — Translator, some editions — 1,687 copies, 35 reviews

Blow-up and Other Stories (1967) — Translator, some editions — 1,544 copies, 19 reviews

Poetry 180: A Turning Back to Poetry (2003) — Contributor — 855 copies, 10 reviews

City Lights Pocket Poets Anthology (1995) — Translator — 413 copies, 6 reviews

End of the Game (1956) — Translator, some editions — 407 copies, 8 reviews

The New American Poetry 1945-1960 (1960) — Contributor — 348 copies, 2 reviews

A Controversy of Poets: An Anthology of Contemporary American Poetry, (1965) — Contributor — 83 copies

Found in Translation (2018) — Translator, some editions — 63 copies

Masterworks of Latin American Short Fiction: Eight Novellas (1996) — Translator, some editions — 58 copies, 1 review

Hunk of Skin (1961) — Translator, some editions — 26 copies, 1 review

The Serpent and the Fire: Poetries of the Americas from Origins to Present (2024) — Contributor — 18 copies

Big Table 2 (1959) — Contributor — 10 copies

Big Table 3 (1959) — Contributor — 7 copies

Coyote's Journal #9 (1971) — Contributor — 3 copies

Origin, Second Series, No. 6, July 1962 — Contributor — 1 copy

Intrepid No. 5, 1st Anniversary Issue — Contributor — 1 copy

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Birthdate: 1926-11-24
Date of death: 1971-09-13
Gender: male
Education: New York University
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Short biography: Married first to Winifred Grey McCarthy, then Sara Golden, then Joan Diane Miller, with whom he had one son, Carlos.
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: St. Albans, Vermont, USA
Places of residence: New York, New York, USA
Place of death: Cortland, New York, USA
Associated Place (for map): New York, USA

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Proensa: an anthology of troubadour poetry by George Economou

Another of those books I'd been waiting for. What an amazing poet Blackburn was; he brings these medieval poets to blazing contemporary life. "I'll tell you/ in my own way/ what I've seen/ and what I see."

Sep 22, 20051 other review

m.belljackson 1,460 reviews

The selection of heaven by Paul Blackburn

Incredibly beautiful presentation with handmade book and papers!
Just wish the poems had resonated more.

ME_Dictionary 4,901 reviews

Proensa : an anthology of troubadour poetry / selected and tr. by Paul Blackburn by George Economou

Reprint. Orig. publ. University of California Press

Mar 19, 20201 other review

Joop-le-philosophe 16,478 reviews

Villes suivi de Journaux by Paul Blackburn

> Babelio : https://www.babelio.com/livres/Blackburn-Villes-suivi-de-Journaux/872380

> Les poèmes de Paul Blackbum, tous rassemblés et publiés en un volume pour la première fois, possèdent un rythme, produisent un chant à la fois émouvant et dénué de vibrato, dont la proximité est étonnante.
—Danieljean (Babelio)

Feb 19, 2021 (Edited)French

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Works: 26
Also by: 16
Members: 290
Popularity: #80,655
Rating: 4.1

Reviews: 4
ISBNs: 24
Languages: 1
Favorited: 1

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