Chant by Richard Henry

Successful formal experiments, especially those relying on Oulipian restraints and combinatorics, might demand a certain degree of skill and patience, but so what?   They remain “beyond aesthetic value,” as Raymond Queneau said – a mere demonstration of intellectual gymnastics.  Rick Henry’s Chant , an Oulipian Romance, is completely different in this respect.  He demonstrates that such experiments need not be completely sterile, that there can be beauty and even love even in constraint.

—Matt Short

Book Information:

· Paperback: 85 pages
· Binding: Perfect-Bound
· Publisher: BlazeVOX [books]
· ISBN: 1-934289-79-5

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