The Party Train: A Collection of North American Prose Poetry

by Robert Alexander (Editor), Mark Vinz, C.W. Truesdale

An extensive collection of prose poems containing the work of both well- and lesser-known poets, this anthology breaks new ground in defining a hybrid literary form. An extensive historical section shows the development of the genre of prose poetry.

Robert Alexander is a poet and editor who divides his time between southern Wisconsin and and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. He is the author of White Pine Sucker Poems 1970-1990 and Five Waterloo of the Confederacy, a book of creative non-fiction. He is the editor of the Marie Alexander Poetry Series.

Genres: Poetry

354 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Robert Alexander grew up in Massachusetts. He attended the University of Wisconsin, and for several years taught in the Madison public schools. After receiving his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, he worked for many years as a freelance editor. From 1993-1999, he was a consulting editor at New Rivers Press, and from 1999-2001 he served as New Rivers' creative director. He is the founding editor of the Marie Alexander Poetry Series at White Pine Press (www.mariealexanderseries.com). He divides his time between southern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.