Essays
1. 
Reading Poetry in the Twenty-First Century
Celebrating the voices, current and past, that surface in lyric poetry
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1.
Reading Poetry in the Twenty-First Century
Celebrating the voices, current and past, that surface in lyric poetry
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2. 
On Writing and Life
Invites all writers to share their own perspective
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2.
On Writing and Life
Invites all writers to share their own perspective
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2.
On Writing and Life
Invites all writers to join the writing dialogue and share their own perspective
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3. 
A critical look at transcendence and a radical delight with language
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3.
A critical look at transcendence and a radical delight with language
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4. 
Essays on Propertius
New approaches to the poetry of Propertius
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Essays on Propertius
New approaches to the poetry of Propertius
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5. 
Essays and Exhortations
The art of fiction, uncaged
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5.
Essays and Exhortations
The art of fiction, uncaged
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5.
Essays and Exhortations
The art of fiction, uncaged
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6. 
Selected Prose of Major Jackson
Foregrounding the possibilities of human song
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Selected Prose of Major Jackson
Foregrounding the possibilities of human song
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7. 
A Primer, Some Lectures, & A Boondoggle on Poetry
"What makes art 'modern' and what does 'urgent' mean now?"
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A Primer, Some Lectures, & A Boondoggle on Poetry
"What makes art 'modern' and what does 'urgent' mean now?"
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7.
A Primer, Some Lectures, & A Boondoggle on Poetry
“What makes art ‘modern’ and what does ‘urgent’ mean now?”
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8. 
A Radiance of Attention
A long-awaited tribute to one of the most beloved poets and teachers of our time
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| Paper | 2019 | $29.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Jane Cooper" to Cart |
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8.
A Radiance of Attention
A long-awaited tribute to one of the most beloved poets and teachers of our time
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| Paper | 2019 | $29.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Jane Cooper" to Cart |
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9. 
The Glamour of Angie Estes's Poetry
Illuminating the unique poetic style of Angie Estes’s poetry, from her earliest work to her most recent collection
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| Paper | 2019 | $29.95 | Available | Add Paper for "The Allure of Grammar" to Cart |
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9.
The Glamour of Angie Estes's Poetry
Illuminating the unique poetic style of Angie Estes’s poetry, from her earliest work to her most recent collection
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| Paper | 2019 | $29.95 | Available | Add Paper for "The Allure of Grammar" to Cart |
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10. 
Toward a 21st Century Poetics
A volume in the Poets on Poetry series, which collects critical works by contemporary poets, gathering together the articles, interviews, and book reviews by which they have articulated the poetics of a new generation.
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| Paper | 2017 | $34.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Pivotal Voices, Era of Transition" to Cart |
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10.
Toward a 21st Century Poetics
Rigoberto González examines the work of the most celebrated contemporary voices shaping the politics of poetry in the new millennium
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11. 
Selected Essays
A volume in the Poets on Poetry series, which collects critical works by contemporary poets, gathering together the articles, interviews, and book reviews by which they have articulated the poetics of a new generation.
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| Paper | 2017 | $29.95 | Available | Add Paper for "The Mirror Diary" to Cart |
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11.
Selected Essays
Poet Garrett Hongo’s complex heritage as a Japanese-American with roots in Hawai’i and California informs and shapes his poetic sensibilities
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12. 
Nine Essays toward Poetry
Marianne Boruch indulges in the joy of the short leap between poetry and the essay
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12.
Nine Essays toward Poetry
Marianne Boruch indulges in the joy of the short leap between poetry and the essay
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| Paper | 2017 | $29.95 | Available | Add Paper for "The Little Death of Self" to Cart |
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12.
Nine Essays toward Poetry
Marianne Boruch indulges in the joy of the short leap between poetry and the essay
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| Paper | 2017 | $29.95 | Available | Add Paper for "The Little Death of Self" to Cart |
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13. 
Essays on the Poetry of Agha Shahid Ali
New essays, both personal and critical, on the work of beloved Kashmiri-American poet Agha Shahid Ali
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| Paper | 2017 | $34.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Mad Heart Be Brave" to Cart |
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13.
Essays on the Poetry of Agha Shahid Ali
New essays, both personal and critical, on the work of beloved Kashmiri-American poet Agha Shahid Ali
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| Paper | 2017 | $34.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Mad Heart Be Brave" to Cart |
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13.
Essays on the Poetry of Agha Shahid Ali
New essays, both personal and critical, on the work of much-beloved Kashmiri-American poet Agha Shahid Ali
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| Paper | 2017 | $34.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Mad Heart Be Brave" to Cart |
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14. 
Essays on Poetry, Poets, and Poems
The sense of place and connection to it as seen through the lens of environmental conscience
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| Paper | 2014 | $31.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Show Me Your Environment" to Cart |
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14.
Essays on Poetry, Poets, and Poems
The sense of place and connection to it as seen through the lens of a poet's conscience
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14.
Essays on Poetry, Poets, and Poems
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15. 
The first appearance in English of important prose works by poet C. P. Cavafy
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| Paper | 2010 | $25.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Selected Prose Works" to Cart |
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The first appearance in English of important prose works by poet C. P. Cavafy
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| Paper | 2010 | $25.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Selected Prose Works" to Cart |
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16. 
A prolific, popular writer takes on everything from the 1940s to E. L. Doctorow to blogging
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| Paper | 2010 | $27.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Still on Call" to Cart |
17. 
A selection of Hopwood lectures delivered during ten annual awards ceremony, including work by Charles Baxter, Mary Gordon, Lawrence Kasdan, Susan Stamberg, and others
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| Paper | 2009 | $21.95 | Available | Add Paper for "The Hopwood Lectures" to Cart |
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17.
A selection of Hopwood lectures delivered during ten annual awards ceremony, including work by Charles Baxter, Mary Gordon, Lawrence Kasdan, Susan Stamberg, and others
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| Paper | 2009 | $21.95 | Available | Add Paper for "The Hopwood Lectures" to Cart |
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18. 
Essays, Conversations, and Interviews
An engaging and intimate collection by an American original
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| Paper | 2002 | $19.95 | Available | Add Paper for "So Ask" to Cart |
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18.
Essays, Conversations, and Interviews
An engaging and intimate collection by an American original
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | 2002 | $19.95 | Available | Add Paper for "So Ask" to Cart |
| Hardcover | 2002 | $79.95 | Available | Add Hardcover for "So Ask" to Cart |
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