Description
About the Author
Robert Creeley (1926-2005) published more than sixty books of poetry, prose, essays, and interviews in the United States and abroad. His many honors included the Lannan Lifetime Achievement Award, the Frost Medal, the Shelley Memorial Award, and the Bollingen Prize for Poetry. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and Distinguished Professor in the Graduate Program in Literary Arts at Brown University.
Rod Smith is the author of several collections of poetry, including Deed, editor of the journal Aerial, publisher of Edge Books, and manager of Bridge Street Books in Washington, D.C.
Peter Baker is Professor of English and Cultural Studies at Towson University in Maryland. He is the author or editor of six previous volumes, including Detecting Detection: International Perspectives on the Uses of a Plot.
Kaplan Harris is Associate Professor of English at St. Bonaventure University. He has published widely on twentieth-century poetry, including articles on Susan Howe, Ted Berrigan, Hannah Weiner, and Kevin Killian.
Reviews
"This is an immense, fascinating milestone." * Buffalo News *
"This book will be of great interest to Creeley's admirers." * Times Literary Supplement *
"Those interested in Creeley . . . will find this volume enlightening." * CHOICE *
"The Selected Letters of Robert Creeley is an engaging, thoroughly worthwhile selection of the poet's correspondence spanning his complete life." * HTMLGiant *
"Overall, the letters, especially the early ones, reveal Creeley's intellectual breadth." * Resources for American Literary Study *
Book Information
ISBN 9780520324831
Author Robert Creeley
Format Paperback
Page Count 512
Imprint University of California Press
Publisher University of California Press
Weight(grams) 635g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 33mm