Poetry. "Tarn's contribution to contemporary poetry is of particular importance since it is so informed by his studies and fieldwork in anthropology. This links him very closely with the ethnopoetics of Jerome Rothenberg; the multicultural scope of Olson and Paz; the historical breadth of Pound, Eliot and Blaser; the scientific interests of Zukofsky, McDiarmid and Rukeyser; the visionary intensity of [a] Maria Sabina"--American Book Review. Nathaniel Tarn is an accomplished poet, translator, critic, and anthropologist who has published approximately 35 books during his distinguished career. In addition to RECOLLECTIONS OF BEING, SPD also carries SCANDALS IN THE HOUSE OF BIRDS: SHAMANS AND PRIESTS ON LAKE ATITLAN.
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