What Comes Down to Us : 25 Contemporary Kentucky Poets

Worley, Jeff (EDT); McClanahan, Ed (FRW)

ISBN 10: 081312557X / ISBN 13: 9780813125572

Edité par University Press of Kentucky, 2009

N° de réf. du vendeur 6652963-n

Synopsis :

Worley's introduction places contemporary Kentucky poetry in the context of the state's rich literary tradition, and the poet biographies include their reflections and, often, their poetic approach and technique.

À propos des auteurs: Jeff Worley is the author of three collections of poetry including The Only Time There Is, which won the Mid-List Press first-book competition in 1995, A Simple Human Motion, and Happy Hour at the Two Keys Tavern, which was named 2006 Kentucky Book of the Year in poetry. His poems have been published widely, and he won the Atlanta Review 2002 grand prize for the poem, "His Funeral." Worley has served as editor of Odyssey magazine since 1997.

Ed McClanahan is a native of northeastern Kentucky and the author of several books, including The Natural Man and Not Even Immortality Lasts Forever. He is editor of Spit in the Ocean #7: All About Kesey, a memorial collection of writings about the late Ken Kesey. His work has appeared in magazines such as Esquire, Rolling Stone, and Playboy. He has also been awarded a Wallace Stegner Fellowship in creative writing at Stanford University, two Yaddo Fellowships, and an Al Smith Fellowship.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : What Comes Down to Us : 25 Contemporary ...
Éditeur : University Press of Kentucky
Date d'édition : 2009
Reliure : Couverture rigide
Etat : New