A Way of Happening
Observations of Contemporary Poetry
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Poetry History & Criticism
| Author: | Fred Chappell | ISBN: | 9781466860513 |
| Publisher: | Picador | Publication: | December 17, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Picador | Language: | English |
| Author: | Fred Chappell |
| ISBN: | 9781466860513 |
| Publisher: | Picador |
| Publication: | December 17, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Picador |
| Language: | English |
One of our most acclaimed and versatile authors, Fred Chappell is comfortably at home in fiction, poetry, and literary criticism. A Way of Happening gathers his essays and reviews of contemporary poetry. Chappell consider new writers as well as more established authors, including Alfred Corn, William Matthews, A. R. Ammons, Linda Pastan, Julia Randall, Cornelius Eady, Alan Shapiro, and many others. And there are essays on the plight of the critic ("Thanks but No Thanks") and the delicate role of the writing teacher ("First Night Come Round Again").
One of our most acclaimed and versatile authors, Fred Chappell is comfortably at home in fiction, poetry, and literary criticism. A Way of Happening gathers his essays and reviews of contemporary poetry. Chappell consider new writers as well as more established authors, including Alfred Corn, William Matthews, A. R. Ammons, Linda Pastan, Julia Randall, Cornelius Eady, Alan Shapiro, and many others. And there are essays on the plight of the critic ("Thanks but No Thanks") and the delicate role of the writing teacher ("First Night Come Round Again").
