"That Tongue Be Time": Norma Cole and a Continuous Making (Path to Open)
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Summary
Originally from Canada, Norma Cole is a revered writer and visual artist who has authored and translated over thirty books and chapbooks. Though highly esteemed internationally in both visual art and poetry circles, Cole&’s association with the New College of… California and her influence on artists and poets has been overlooked by scholars. In &“That Tongue Be Time,&” Dale M. Smith seeks to remedy this oversight by bringing together sixteen noted scholars, editors, and poets to examine Cole&’s poetry, translations, and visual art in order to place her within the larger scholarly conversation about contemporary poetry and poetics. The book also includes a number of black-and-white reproductions of Cole&’s art and a contextual introduction by Smith. &“That Tongue Be Time&” provides a groundbreaking look at Norma Cole&’s lasting influence on multiple generations of poets, visual artists, and scholars and should be on the shelf of anyone interested in contemporary poetry.