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Record Nr.

UNISA996211187603316

Titolo

Poets On Place / [compiled] by W.T. Pfefferle ; with a foreword by David St. John

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Logan, Utah : , : Utah State University Press, , 2005

©2005

ISBN

1-283-28339-5

9786613283399

0-87421-511-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (313 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PfefferleW. T

Disciplina

811/.540932

Soggetti

Setting (Literature)

Local color in literature

Regionalism in literature

Place (Philosophy) in literature

Poets, American - 21st century

Poets, American - 20th century

American poetry - 21st century - History and criticism - Theory, etc

American poetry - 20th century - History and criticism - Theory, etc

Electronic books.

United States In literature

United States Description and travel

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgments; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Wherein We Begin Life on the Road; James Harms-Morgantown, West Virginia; David Citino-Columbus, Ohio; Martha Collins-Oberlin, Ohio; Linda Gregerson-Ann Arbor, Michigan; Richard Tillinghast-Ann Arbor, Michigan; Winnie Cooper; Orlando Ricardo Menes-South Bend, Indiana; Mark Strand-Chicago, Illinois; Karen Volkman-Chicago, Illinois; Lisa Samuels-Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Marvin Bell-Iowa City, Iowa; Dust, Corn, and Popcorn People; Michael Dennis Browne-Minneapolis, Minnesota; David Allan Evans-Brookings, South Dakota -- David



Romtvedt-Buffalo, WyomingThe West; Sandra Alcosser-Lolo, Montana; Robert Wrigley-Moscow, Idaho; Nance Van Winckel-Liberty Lake, Washington; Christopher Howell-Spokane, Washington; Wherein the Author Ruminates on RV Life; Mark Halperin-Ellensburg, Washington; Jana Harris-Sultan, Washington; Sam Hamill-Port Townsend, Washington; The Day I Did Winnie Cooper Wrong; Barbara Drake-Yamhill, Oregon; Floyd Skloot-Amity, Oregon; Suddenly in California; Ralph Angel-South Pasadena, California; Carol Muske-Dukes-Los Angeles, California; David St. John-Venice, California

Sharon Bryan-San Diego, CaliforniaDeath Valley; Donald Revell & Claudia Keelan-Las Vegas, Nevada; Alberto Rios-Chandler, Arizona; Richard Shelton-Tucson, Arizona; Jane Miller-Tucson, Arizona; New Year; William Wenthe-Lubbock, Texas; Naomi Shihab Nye-San Antonio, Texas; Peter Cooley-Jefferson, Louisiana; Miller Williams-Fayetteville, Arkansas; RV Life 2; Beth Ann Fennelly-Oxford, Mississippi; Natasha Trethewey-Decatur, Georgia; Denise Duhamel-Hollywood, Florida; Campbell McGrath-Miami Beach, Florida; Terrance Hayes-Columbia, South Carolina; Alan Shapiro-Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Nikki Giovanni-Blacksburg, VirginiaCharles Wright-Charlottesville, Virginia; Choosing; Rita Dove-Charlottesville, Virginia; Henry Taylor-Bethesda, Maryland; Dave Smith-Baltimore, Maryland; Nicole Cooley-Glen Ridge, New Jersey; David Lehman-New York, New York; The City So Nice They Named It Twice; Lucie Brock-Broido-New York, New York; Michael S. Harper-Providence, Rhode Island; C. D. Wright-Barrington, Rhode Island; Mark Wunderlich-Provincetown, Massachusetts; Elevation; James Cummins-Cincinnati, Ohio; Frederick Smock-Louisville, Kentucky; Mark Jarman-Nashville, Tennessee

Carl Phillips-St. Louis, MissouriDriveway; Scott Cairns-Columbia, Missouri; Elizabeth Dodd-Manhattan, Kansas; Jonathan Holden-Manhattan, Kansas; Pigs; Bin Ramke-Denver, Colorado; Kenneth Brewer-Logan, Utah; Paisley Rekdal-Salt Lake City, Utah; Wherein the Author Considers the End; Gas Giants; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Out to see America and satisfy his travel bug, W. T. Pfefferle resigned from his position as director of the writing program at Johns Hopkins University and hit the road to interview sixty-two poets about the significance of place in their work. The lively conversations that resulted may surprise with the potential meanings of a seemingly simple concept. This gathering of voices and ideas is illustrated with photo and word portraits from the road and represented with suitable poems. The poets are James Harms, David Citino, Martha Collins, Linda Gregerson, Richard Tillinghast, Or