Collected Prose
Robert Hayden
Edited by Frederick Glaysher; Foreword by William Meredith
A collection of essays on poetry and the experiences that influenced this poet
Description
"A collection of essays on poetry and the experiences that influenced poet Robert Hayden. Contents include "The History of Punchinello: A Baroque Play in One Act," Hayden's introductory remarks to volumes like Kaleidoscope: Poems by American Negro Poet and The New Negro, and interviews with Hayden."
Look Inside
Contents
I. ADDRESSES AND A PLAY
"How It Strikes a Contemporary": Reflections on Poetry and the Role of the Poet - 3
From The Life: Some Remembrances - 17
The History of Punchinello: A Baroque Play in One Act - 28
II. ESSAYS AND INTRODUCTIONS
Counterpoise - 41
Twentieth-Century American Poetry - 43
Introduction to Kaleidoscope: Poems by American Negro Poets - 55
Preface to The New Negro - 60
Foreword to "A Portfolio of Recent American Poetry: Portfolio II" - 68
Foreword to "Anne Frank: The Child and the Legend" - 71
"Something Patterned, Wild, and Free" - 74
III. INTERVIEWS AND CONVERSATIONS
A Conversation During the Bicentennial - 79
"A Certain Vision" - 90
A "Romantic Realist" - 115
The Poet and His Art: A Conversation - 129
You May Also Be Interested In
Product Details
Available for sale worldwide
Add to Cart
Related Products