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 Hank Lazer has published 13 books of poetry, including The New Spirit (Singing Horse, 2005), Elegies & Vacations (Salt, 2004), and Days (Lavender Ink, 2002). He edits the Modern and Contemporary Poetics Series for the University of Alabama Press. Lyric & Spirit: Selected Essays 1996-2008 is due out shortly from Omnidawn (and is available at a big discount by clicking here). Please feel free to contact the poet by
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Samples of Lazer’s work can be found at The Electronic Poetry Center (http://epc.buffalo.edu) and PennSound (www.writing.upenn.edu/pennsound).
In addition to his poetry, Lazer is a noted critic of modern and contemporary poetry. In 1996, Northwestern University Press published Opposing Poetries, a two volume collection (Volume 1: Issues and Institutions and Volume 2: Readings) of Lazer’s essays on contemporary poetry. For over a decade, his essays on innovative poetry, new modes of lyricism, and representations of spiritual experience have appeared in a variety of journals, including Facture, The Boston Review, Jacket, American Poetry Review, and Talisman. In 2008, Omnidawn will publish Lyric & Spirit: Selected Essays, 1996-2008.
In 2007, Lazer presented a talk on Jewish Poetics for the Duffy Lecture at Notre Dame.
In 1997, Hank Lazer and Charles Bernstein (co-editors) began the Modern and Contemporary Poetics series for the University of Alabama Press. To date, they have published thirty books in the series.
Lazer, born and raised in San Jose, California, received an A.B. degree in English from Stanford University; in addition, he holds M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in English from the University of Virginia. A Professor of English at the University of Alabama where he has taught since 1977, Lazer served as Assistant Dean for Humanities and Fine Arts from 1991 to 1997, and as Assistant Vice President for Undergraduate Programs and Services from 1997 to 2006. He is presently the Associate Provost for Academic Affairs.
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The New Spirit. San Diego: Singing Horse Press, 2005.
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Elegies & Vacations. Cambridge, UK: Salt Publishing, 2004.
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Days (poems). New Orleans: Lavender Ink, 2002.
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Simple Harmonic Motions (poems). Portland: INK-A! Press, 2001.
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As It Is (poems). Boca Raton, Florida: Diaeresis Chapbooks, 1999.
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Opposing Poetries: Volume One-Issues and Institutions. Evanston: Northwestern University Press, 1996.
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Opposing Poetries: Volume Two-Readings. Evanston: Northwestern University Press, 1996.
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Early Days of the Lang Dynasty (poems). Buffalo: Meow Press, 1996.
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3 of 10: H's Journal, Negation and Displayspace (poems). Tucson: Chax Press, 1996.
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Negation (poems). Tuscaloosa: Ink-A! P, 1994. (Limited edition, including audio casssette recording.)
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Selected Language Poems: Charles Bernstein, Hank Lazer, and James Sherry. Trans. Yunte Huang and Zhang Ziqing. Chengdu, China: Sichuan Art and Literature Publishing House, 1993.
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Doublespace: Poems 1971-1989. New York: Segue Books, 1992.
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Inter(ir)ruptions (poems). Mentor: Generator P, 1992.
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What Is A Poet? Tuscaloosa: U of Alabama Press, 1987.
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On Equal Terms. Tuscaloosa: Symposium Press, 1984.
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Mouth to Mouth. Alderman Press, 1976.
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What Others Say
Known for his acute criticism as well as exploratory poetry, Hank Lazer is a poet who might be described as a stylistic risk-taker as well as forager in the treasure house of words. …
—Cynthia Hogue, Rain Taxi
Lazer blends the purposes of poetry and the ISMs of various camps and forges poems that is both fun to read with the heart and with the mind. This is no easy exercise in these days of thick lines between the many classes of poetry.
—Michael Basinski, Poetry/Rare Books Collection, SUNY-Buffalo
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Hank Lazer at Alabama
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