| The Words I Chose: A Memoir of Family and Poetry Contributor(s): McNair, Wesley (Author) |
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ISBN: 088748557X ISBN-13: 9780887485572 Publisher: Carnegie-Mellon University Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2011943581 |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 6.05" W x 9" (0.67 lbs) 184 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Maine - Cultural Region - New England |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Beginning in poverty and a broken home, Wesley McNair went on, through family hardships and setbacks, to become what Philip Levine has called "one of the great storytellers of contemporary poetry." This memoir tells how he developed into a poet against the odds, incorporating his struggles into his art. |