Book Description
This intimate collection of essays addressed to the common reader pays tribute to one of the twentieth century's major poets. Addressing every phase of A. R. Ammons's oeuvre, from his beginnings in the 1950s to his late masterpieces Garbage and Glare, this collection explores the personal side of a poet often still seen as forbiddingly abstract and intellectual. Included are essays by Helen Vendler, Alice Fulton, Harold Bloom, and John Ashbery, among others.
About the Author
Roger Gilbert is a professor at Cornell University and lives in Ithaca, New York. David Burak teaches at Santa Monica College and lives in Santa Monica, California.
Considering the Radiance: Essays on the Poetry of A. R. Ammons FROM THE PUBLISHER
Encompassing every phase of A. R. Ammons's oeuvre, from his beginnings in the 1950s to his late masterpieces, Garbage and Glare, this book of essays explores the personal side of a poet often still seen as forbiddingly abstract and intellectual. Included are essays by Helen Vendler, Alice Fulton, Harold Bloom, and John Ashbery, among others.
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