Pinsky, Robert
Jersey Breaks: Becoming an American Poet
- ISBN 13:
- 9780393882049
- author:
- Pinsky, Robert
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- WW Norton & Co
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 256
- Dimensions:
- 21 x 14 centimetres (0.40 kg)
- Genre:
- Biography, General, Biography,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Robert Pinsky's journey to becoming an American poet began in late 1940s Long Branch, a historic Jersey Shore resort town. Born into a family with Italian, Black, and Jewish roots, Pinsky drew inspiration from the voices of his neighborhood, music, and a distinctly American tradition of improvisation.
Through his poetry, Pinsky explores the influences that shaped him, including Mark Twain, Ray Charles, Marianne Moore, Mel Brooks, Emily Dickinson, Sid Caesar, Dante Alighieri, and the Orthodox Jewish liturgy. He reflects on how writing helped him make sense of life's challenges, such as his mother's traumatic brain injury.
This candid and engaging memoir offers an intimate self-portrait and a unique poetic understanding of American culture, tracing the roots of Pinsky's poetry back to the voices that mattered most to him.
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