LEGEND

<p>Conceived in 1976 and published in 1980 <em>LEGEND</em> exemplifies the political and linguistic commitments of then-nascent Language writing. Coauthored by Bruce Andrews Charles Bernstein Ray DiPalma Steve McCaffery and Ron Silliman the work was composed on typewriters and developed through the mail. The twenty-six poems of the volume bring together every possible permutation of collaborative authorship in one- two- three- and five-author combinations revealing the evolution of distinctive styles against and in conversation with others. Along with a complete reproduction of the original text <em>LEGEND: The Complete Facsimile in Context</em> includes a critical introduction by editors Matthew Hofer and Michael Golston a generous selection of material from the authors' correspondence and a new collaborative piece by the authors. This book will be an essential resource to students and scholars in twentieth-century poetry and poetics.</p>