| Begin Again Contributor(s): Paley, Grace (Author) |
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ISBN: 0374527245 ISBN-13: 9780374527242 Publisher: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl OUR PRICE: $13.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2001 Annotation: A longtime teacher, activist, feminist, and masterful writer of short fiction and essays, Paley is also an accomplished poet. Combining her two previous collections with unpublished work, "Begin Again" traces the career of a direct, attentive, and always unpredictable poet. Whether describing the vicissitudes of life in New York City or the hard beauty of rural Vermont, whether celebrating the blessings of friendship or protesting against social injustice, her poems brim with compassion and tough good humor. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General |
| Dewey: 811.54 |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 5.49" W x 8.26" (0.52 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - New England - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - New York - Geographic Orientation - Vermont |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A longtime teacher, activist, feminist, and masterful writer of short fiction and essays, Paley is also an accomplished poet. Combining her two previous collections with unpublished work, Begin Again traces the career of a direct, attentive, and always unpredictable poet. Whether describing the vicissitudes of life in New York City or the hard beauty of rural Vermont, whether celebrating the blessings of friendship or protesting against social injustice, her poems brim with compassion and tough good humor. |
Contributor Bio(s): Paley, Grace: - Grace Paley, born in the Bronx in 1922, was a renowned writer and activist. Her Collected Stories was a finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Her other collections include Enormous Changes at the Last Minute and Just As I Thought. She died in Vermont on August 22, 2007. |