Afterlives of the New York School of Poets: An Anthology

This anthology showcases poems by writers who honor the virtues of the original New York School poets: Frank O’Hara, John Ashbery, Kenneth Koch and James Schuyler. The poems, the ＂New York School diaspora,＂ are driven by the chaos of reality and the belief that, to paraphrase Frank O’Hara, life is too important to strangle with seriousness.

Angela Ball is Professor of Creative Writing and Literature at the University of Southern Mississippi, USA. She is the author of seven books of poetry and writer of the column ＂The New York School Diaspora,＂ for The Best American Poetry blog. She lives with two dogs, Miss Bishop and Boy.