Discovery and Reminiscence: Essays on the Poetry of Mona Van Duyn - Softcover

9781557285843: Discovery and Reminiscence: Essays on the Poetry of Mona Van Duyn

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ISBN 10: 1557285845 ISBN 13: 9781557285843

Publisher: University of Arkansas Press, 1999

A former United States poet laureate, winner of a Pulitzer Prize, and recipient of numerous grants and awards, Mona Van Duyn has been hailed as one of our greatest living American poets. To help broaden and uniquely inform our understanding of Van Duyn's work, editor Michael Burns has gathered ten essays, a poem, a succinct biographical sketch, and Van Duyn's own laureate address to the Library of Congress. Filled with keen prose by distinguished poets and critics, this collection is not only a resounding tribute to one poet's body of work, but also a timely pulse-taking of the literary scene surrounding Van Duyn's poetry.

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From the Publisher

Poet Van Duyn recently passed away. A former US poet laureate, winner of a Pulitzer Prize, and recipient of n umerous grants and awards, she has been hailed as one of our greatest modern poets. This is one of the few critical books on her life and work. To help broaden and uniquely inform our understanding of her work, editor Michael Burns has gathered ten essays, a poem, a succinct biographical sketch, and Van Duyn's own laureate address to the Library of Congress. Filled with keen prose by distinguished poets and critics (Maxine Kumin, Carolyn Kizer, etc.), this collection is not only a resounding tribute to one poet's body of work, but also a pulse-taking of the literary scene surounding her poetry.

About the Author

Michael A. Burns is an IT Specialist and CEO of his own computer training consulting company that develops training programs for Fortune 500 companies. They live in Oakland, CA.

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