Sparks from the Anvil: The Smith College Poetry Interviews Contributor(s): McEwen, Christian (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0872331946 ISBN-13: 9780872331945 Publisher: Bauhan Pub OUR PRICE: $22.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | American - General - Literary Criticism | Poetry - Biography & Autobiography |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2015005176 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 7" W x 9" (1.20 lbs) 320 pages |
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Publisher Description: Sparks from the Anvil: The Smith College Poetry Interviews is a collection of discussions with contemporary poets, ranging from established elders like W.S. Merwin and Maxine Kumin to dazzling newcomers like Aracelis Girmay and the Dickman brothers, Matthew and Michael. In conversation with Christian McEwen, they describe their habitual writing practice, influences, and development, as well as their sense of the American poetry scene, and whatever else comes up in the course of a long, thoughtful, richly meandering exchange. The sixteen interviewed poets are: Annie Boutelle Matthew Dickman Michael Dickman Patrick Donnelly Rita Dove Nikky Finney Aracelis Girmay Edward Hirsch Jane Hirshfield Yusef Komunyakaa Maxine Kumin Gwyneth Lewis W.S. Merwin Patricia Smith Chase Twichell Jean Valentine |
Contributor Bio(s): McEwen, Christian: - Christian McEwen is a writer, educator, workshop facilitator, and cultural activist. Since leaving New York City twenty years ago, she has edited two anthologies and produced a video documentary, Tomboys!, and a play, Legal Tender: Women and the Secret Life of Money. Her book, World Enough and Time: On Creativity and Slowing Down (Bauhan 2011), is now in its sixth printing and is also available in an audio format. Her most recent collection is Sparks from the Anvil: the Smith College Poetry Interviews, Bauhan 2015). Christian grew up in the borders of Scotland and now lives in western Massachusetts. |