Make Us Wave Back: Essays on Poetry and Influence

Klappentext Includes essays on an expansive list of subjects, among them the literary correspondence of William Maxwell; the meaning of the author's own role as poet laureate of the state of Maryland; the journals of Louise Bogan, and how they reveal Bogan's struggle with her own personal fears as well as the reconstruction of herself as a writer; and more. Zusammenfassung Includes essays on an expansive list of subjects! among them the literary correspondence of William Maxwell; the meaning of the author's own role as poet laureate of the state of Maryland; the journals of Louise Bogan! and how they reveal Bogan's struggle with her own personal fears as well as the reconstruction of herself as a writer; and more.

Auteur
Michael Collier is Professor of English and Codirector of the creative writing program at the University of Maryland. He is also director of the Bread Loaf Writer's Conference. He is the author of several books of poems, including The Clasp and Other Poems, The Folded Heart, and The Ledge.