Lawrence Booth S Book Of Visions

Author : Maurice Manning
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0300089961

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Lawrence Booth's Book of Visions by Maurice Manning Pdf

This year's winner of the Yale Series of Younger Poets competition is Maurice Manning's Lawrence Booth's Book of Visions. These compelling poems take us on a wild ride through the life of a man-child in the rural South. Presenting a cast of allegorical, yet very real, characters, the poems have authority, daring, and a language of colour and sure movement, says series judge W.S. Merwin. Maurice Manning is a native of Danville, Kentucky. He holds degrees from Earlham College, the University of Kentucky, and the University of Alabama, where he received his MFA in 1999. He has held a writing fellowship to The Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. He currently teaches English at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana. From Seven Chimeras The way Booth makes a love story: same as a regular story, except under one rock is a trapdoor that leads to a room full of belly buttons; each must be pushed, one is a landmine. The way Booth makes hope: thirty-seven acres, Black Damon, Red Dog. Construct a pillar of fire in the Great Field and let it become unquenchable. The way Booth ends the Jack-in-the-Box charade: shoot the weasel in the neck and toss it to the buzzards. The way Booth think

Author : Maurice Manning
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780300089981

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Lawrence Booth's Book of Visions by Maurice Manning Pdf

These compelling poems take the reader on a wild ride through the life of a man child in the rural South. The poems present a cast of allegorical and symbolic, yet very real characters.

Author : Mark Yakich
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-19
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781501309519

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Poetry: A Survivor's Guide by Mark Yakich Pdf

Playful and serious, unforgiving and compassionate, Poetry: A Survivor's Guide offers an original take on a subject both loved and feared. In a series of provocative and inspiring propositions, the act of reading a poem is made new, and the act of writing one is made over. Questions of poetry's difficulty, pretension, and relevance are explored with insight and daring. In an age of new media and social networking, this handbook-cum-manifesto provides fresh reverence for one of our oldest forms of art.

Author : George Brosi,Kate Egerton
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781572339811

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Appalachian Gateway by George Brosi,Kate Egerton Pdf

Featuring the work of twenty-five fiction writers and poets, this anthology is a captivating introduction to the finest of contemporary Appalachian literature. Here are short stories and poems by some of the region’s most dynamic and best-loved authors: Barbara Kingsolver, Ron Rash, Nikki Giovanni, Robert Morgan, Lisa Alther, and Lee Smith among others. In addition to compelling selections from each writer’s work, the book includes illuminating biographical sketches and bibliographies for each author. These works encompass a variety of themes that, collectively, capture the essence of Appalachia: love of the land, family ties, and the struggle to blend progress with heritage. Readers will enjoy this book not just for the innate value of good literature but also for the insights it provides into this fascinating area. This book of fiction is an enlightening companion to non-fiction overviews of the region, including the Encyclopedia of Appalachia and A Handbook to Appalachia: An Introduction to the Region, both published by the University of Tennessee Press in 2006. In fact the five sections of this book are the same as those of the Encyclopedia. Educators and students will find this book especially appropriate for courses in creative writing, Appalachian studies and Appalachian literature. Editor George Brosi’s foreword presents an historical overview of Appalachian Literature, while Kate Egerton and Morgan Cottrell’s afterword offers a helpful guide for studying Appalachian literature in a classroom setting. George Brosi is the editor of Appalachian Heritage, a literary quarterly, and, along with his wife, Connie, runs a retail book business specializing in books from and about the Appalachian region. He has taught creative writing, Appalachian studies and Appalachian literature. Kate Egerton is an associate professor of English at Berea College. She has taught Appalachian literature and published scholarship in that field as well as in modern drama. Samantha Cole majored in Appalachian Studies and worked for Appalachian Heritage while a student at Berea College. Morgan Cottrell is a West Virginia native who took Kate Egerton's Appalachian literature class at Berea College.

Author : George Ella Lyon
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780813141442

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A Kentucky Christmas by George Ella Lyon Pdf

"Table of Contents A celebration of holiday poetry, fiction, essays, recipes, and songs by more than sixty of the Bluegrass state's finest writers. Gathered here are writings from some of the legendary voices of Kentucky -- and the nation -- as well as original Christmas stories and poetry from some of the state's emerging talents. Among the contributors to this handsome collection are Kentucky's visionaries, storytellers, historians, singers, cooks, children's authors, and poets, including all five Kentucky Poet Laureates. A delight for anyone interested in Kentucky literature, history, or traditions, A Kentucky Christmas promises to be a wonderful holiday gift, a treasured family keepsake, and a necessary addition for libraries and for personal collections.

Author : Kevin Young,David Lehman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-20
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781439181508

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The Best American Poetry 2011 by Kevin Young,David Lehman Pdf

Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-205).

Author : Jeanie Thompson
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07-15
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780817358570

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The Myth of Water by Jeanie Thompson Pdf

In The Myth of Water: Poems from the Life of Helen Keller, Alabama poet Jeanie Thompson offers a rich collection of poems that form an illuminating first-person narrative through the life of writer and activist Helen Keller.

Author : Wade Hall
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 898 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2010-09-12
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780813128993

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The Kentucky Anthology by Wade Hall Pdf

Long before the official establishment of the Commonwealth, intrepid pioneers ventured west of the Allegheny Mountains into an expansive, alluring wilderness that they began to call Kentucky. After blazing trails, clearing plots, and surviving innumerable challenges, a few adventurers found time to pen celebratory tributes to their new homeland. In the two centuries that followed, many of the world’s finest writers, both native Kentuckians and visitors, have paid homage to the Bluegrass State with the written word. In The Kentucky Anthology, acclaimed author and literary historian Wade Hall has assembled an unprecedented and comprehensive compilation of writings pertaining to Kentucky and its land, people, and culture. Hall’s introductions to each author frame both popular and lesser-known selections in a historical context. He examines the major cultural and political developments in the history of the Commonwealth, finding both parallels and marked distinctions between Kentucky and the rest of the United States. While honoring the heritage of Kentucky in all its glory, Hall does not blithely turn away from the state’s most troubling episodes and institutions such as racism, slavery, and war. Hall also builds the argument, bolstered by the strength and significance of the collected writings, that Kentucky’s best writers compare favorably with the finest in the world. Many of the authors presented here remain universally renowned and beloved, while others have faded into the tides of time, waiting for rediscovery. Together, they guide the reader on a literary tour of Kentucky, from the mines to the rivers and from the deepest hollows to the highest peaks. The Kentucky Anthology traces the interests and aspirations, the achievements and failures and the comedies and tragedies that have filled the lives of generations of Kentuckians. These diaries, letters, speeches, essays, poems, and stories bring history brilliantly to life. Jesse Stuart once wrote, “If these United States can be called a body, Kentucky can be called its heart.” The Kentucky Anthology captures the rhythm and spirit of that heart in the words of its most remarkable chroniclers.

Author : James Baker Hall
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0813128498

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The Total Light Process by James Baker Hall Pdf

Author : Carl Phillips
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780300243161

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Firsts by Carl Phillips Pdf

A masterfully curated collection, drawn from a century of works in the acclaimed Yale Series of Younger Poets The Yale Younger Poets prize is the oldest annual literary award in the United States. Its winners include some of the most influential voices in American poetry, including Adrienne Rich, John Ashbery, Margaret Walker, Carolyn Forché, and Robert Hass. In celebration of the prize's centennial, this collection presents three selections from each Younger Poets volume. It serves as both a testament to the enduring power and significance of poetic expression and an exploration of the ways poetry has evolved over the past century. In addition to judiciously assembling this wide-ranging anthology, Carl Phillips provides an introduction to the history and impact of the Yale Younger Poets prize and its winners in the wider context of American poetry, including the evolving roles of race, gender, and sexual orientation.

Author : Sylvia Bailey Shurbutt
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780813181134

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Silas House by Sylvia Bailey Shurbutt Pdf

Bestselling author, journalist, playwright, and activist Silas House has focused nearly all of his work on Appalachia. His acclaimed and diverse body of work includes the novels Clay's Quilt, A Parchment of Leaves, The Coal Tattoo, Eli the Good, and Southernmost. Well known for its lyrical style, diverse and sympathetic characters, and political engagement, House's work is overdue for deeper critical study. In this groundbreaking book, editor and coauthor Sylvia Bailey Shurbutt brings together established and rising scholars to discuss House and his writings through a critical lens. Various chapters address different aspects of House's fiction and nonfiction, including the ways in which he deconstructs regional stereotypes, how he explores issues of diversity, his environmental activism, and his approach to LGBTQ issues. The collection begins with a foreword by Denise Giardina and concludes with a chapter by celebrated poet Maurice Manning exploring the lyricism that distinguishes House's work. Featuring an interview with House that further illuminates his philosophy and art, this timely volume offers an important critical appraisal of his oeuvre to date and illustrates why he is one of the most significant voices in Appalachian and American literature today.

Author : Karin Bolender
Publisher : punctum books
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781953035134

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The Unnaming of Aliass by Karin Bolender Pdf

Author : Jeff Worley
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2009-10-30
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780813125572

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What Comes Down to Us by Jeff Worley Pdf

What Comes Down To Us features twenty-five of Kentucky's most accomplished contemporary poets. Together they serve to illustrate the diversity and richness of poetry being written today in the Commonwealth. The poems were collected by Jeff Worley, a poet who has lived in Kentucky for more than two decades. Although the subject matter of the poems transcends the state's borders, the collection communicates a strong sense of Kentucky as a place. 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.

Author : Luke Hankins
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781610977128

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Poems of Devotion by Luke Hankins Pdf

---ORDERS WILL SHIP ON NOVEMBER 30th.---Poems of Devotion is a collection of the finest recent poems in the devotional mode, which the editor examines in detail in the introductory essay. The seventy-seven poets collected here demonstrate the ongoing vi

Author : Jessica Lacher-Feldman
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2023-08-01
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781493073542

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The University of Alabama Trivia Book by Jessica Lacher-Feldman Pdf

The unofficial guide to the home of the Crimson Tide! Originally published in 2007, The University of Alabama Trivia Book has been updated with a wealth of new and recent facts about the home of the Crimson Tide. Over 700 questions (with answers!) and quotations span the nearly 200-year history of UA, ranging from the fun to the significant, and from the bizarre to the informative. This book is the quintessential source of information about Alabama’s oldest and largest public university, perfect for current and prospective students, alumni, college sports fans, and Tuscaloosans in town and all over the world. Updates include facts related to much-beloved football in the Nick Saban era, interesting statistics and sports records, and some fascinating faculty trivia, bringing new stories and names to light. Discover obscure facts, forgotten lore, and exciting tidbits about everything from student life and traditions to Town and Gown, including: Who was the first woman to earn a law degree at UA? What are the origins of "Big Al"? What year did the football team start wearing hard helmets? When was air conditioning first installed on campus? And much more!