The Poet's Notebook brings together excerpts from the working notebooks of twenty-six American poets. Unsystematic, spontaneous, irreverent, intense, witty, unexpected, these notebooks shimmer with reflections, speculations, confessions, quotations, impressions, and ruminations. They create a portrait of the artist as a purposeful gatherer and sifter of every kind of experience.

Included are the notebooks from such distinguished and eclectic voices as Rita Dove, Stephen Dunn, Carolyn Forche, Donald Hall, Garrett Hongo, Joy Harjo, Donald Justice, Yusef Komunyakaa, James Merrill, Mary Oliver, Charles Simic, and William Stafford.

About the Author
Stephen Kuusisto is the author of Only Bread, Only Light (poems) and Planet of the Blind. He is professor of English and disability studies at Ohio State University and lives in Columbus, Ohio. Deborah Tall and David Weiss teach at Hobart and William Smith colleges and live in Ithaca, New York. Deborah Tall and David Weiss teach at Hobart and William Smith colleges and live in Ithaca, New York.

Reviews
"This is the kind of book in which you'll want to underline a lot. There are good stories here, quirky observations on life and literature, jokes, wonderful quotes, and even passages of sensible advice and wisdom that will delight your grumpiest friends." -- Charles Simic, from his preface to The Poet's Notebook



Book Information
ISBN 9780393316551
Author Stephen Kuusisto
Format Paperback
Page Count 322
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 412g
Dimensions(mm) 211mm * 140mm * 20mm