Collaborative poetry in the English language has always been a little like the poor relative invited to the banquet as a charitable gesture – something of an afterthought and not taken very seriously. Thus, it is poetry that is usually available only in small literary journals and chapbooks, and must be sought out with some dedication by those with an interest. Collaborations offers an eclectic mix of poetry drawn from other publications and gathered together for the first time. While books like this are scarce, collaborative poetry is indeed alive, robust, and flourishing, especially on the internet in blogs and mass or collaborative poetry web sites like The Spoonbill Generator.

Contributors:

Lee Ballentine, Ted Berrigan, Bruce Boston, Ray Bradbury, Clark Coolidge, Oliver de la Paz, Tom Disch, Denise Dumars, Roger Dutcher, Larry Fagin, Robert Frazier, Sarah Gambito, Marilyn Hacker, Ron Horning, Andrew Joron, Richard Kostelanetz, Joseph Legaspi, David Lehman, Michael Marsh, Todd Mecklem, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Ron Padgett, Jon Pineda, Charles Platt, Jonathan Vos Post, Kathryn Rantala, Barbara Reyes, Patrick Rosal, The Spoonbill Generator, Steve Sneyd, W. Gregory Stewart, Gene van Troyer, T. Winter-Damon