Poets On Place
About this book
Out to see America and satisfy his travel bug, W. T. Pfefferle resigned from his position as director of the writing program at Johns Hopkins University and hit the road to interview sixty-two poets about the significance of place in their work. The lively conversations that resulted may surprise with the potential meanings of a seemingly simple concept. This gathering of voices and ideas is illustrated with photo and word portraits from the road and represented with suitable poems.
The poets are James Harms, David Citino, Martha Collins, Linda Gregerson, Richard Tillinghast, Orlando Ricardo Menes, Mark Strand, Karen Volkman, Lisa Samuels, Marvin Bell, Michael Dennis Browne, David Allan Evans, David Romtvedt, Sandra Alcosser, Robert Wrigley, Nance Van Winckel, Christopher Howell, Mark Halperin, Jana Harris, Sam Hamill, Barbara Drake, Floyd Skloot, Ralph Angel, Carol Muske-Dukes, David St. John, Sharon Bryan, Donald Revell, Claudia Keelan, Alberto Rios, Richard Shelton, Jane Miller, William Wenthe, Naomi Shihab Nye, Peter Cooley, Miller Williams, Beth Ann Fennelly, Natasha Trethewey, Denise Duhamel, Campbell McGrath, Terrance Hayes, Alan Shapiro, Nikki Giovanni, Charles Wright, Rita Dove, Henry Taylor, Dave Smith, Nicole Cooley, David Lehman, Lucie Brock-Broido, Michael S. Harper, C. D. Wright, Mark Wunderlich, James Cummins, Frederick Smock, Mark Jarman, Carl Phillips, Scott Cairns, Elizabeth Dodd, Jonathan Holden, Bin Ramke, Kenneth Brewer, and Paisley Rekdal.
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Table of contents
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Wherein We Begin Life on the Road
- James HarmsâMorgantown, West Virginia
- David CitinoâColumbus, Ohio
- Martha CollinsâOberlin, Ohio
- Linda GregersonâAnn Arbor, Michigan
- Richard TillinghastâAnn Arbor, Michigan
- Winnie Cooper
- Orlando Ricardo MenesâSouth Bend, Indiana
- Mark StrandâChicago, Illinois
- Karen VolkmanâChicago, Illinois
- Lisa SamuelsâMilwaukee, Wisconsin
- Marvin BellâIowa City, Iowa
- Dust, Corn, and Popcorn People
- Michael Dennis BrowneâMinneapolis, Minnesota
- David Allan EvansâBrookings, South Dakota
- David RomtvedtâBuffalo, Wyoming
- The West
- Sandra AlcosserâLolo, Montana
- Robert WrigleyâMoscow, Idaho
- Nance Van WinckelâLiberty Lake, Washington
- Christopher HowellâSpokane, Washington
- Wherein the Author Ruminates on RV Life
- Mark HalperinâEllensburg, Washington
- Jana HarrisâSultan, Washington
- Sam HamillâPort Townsend, Washington
- The Day I Did Winnie Cooper Wrong
- Barbara DrakeâYamhill, Oregon
- Floyd SklootâAmity, Oregon
- Suddenly in California
- Ralph AngelâSouth Pasadena, California
- Carol Muske-DukesâLos Angeles, California
- David St. JohnâVenice, California
- Sharon BryanâSan Diego, California
- Death Valley
- Donald Revell & Claudia KeelanâLas Vegas, Nevada
- Alberto RiosâChandler, Arizona
- Richard SheltonâTucson, Arizona
- Jane MillerâTucson, Arizona
- New Year
- William WentheâLubbock, Texas
- Naomi Shihab NyeâSan Antonio, Texas
- Peter CooleyâJefferson, Louisiana
- Miller WilliamsâFayetteville, Arkansas
- RV Life 2
- Beth Ann FennellyâOxford, Mississippi
- Natasha TretheweyâDecatur, Georgia
- Denise DuhamelâHollywood, Florida
- Campbell McGrathâMiami Beach, Florida
- Terrance HayesâColumbia, South Carolina
- Alan ShapiroâChapel Hill, North Carolina
- Nikki GiovanniâBlacksburg, Virginia
- Charles WrightâCharlottesville, Virginia
- Choosing
- Rita DoveâCharlottesville, Virginia
- Henry TaylorâBethesda, Maryland
- Dave SmithâBaltimore, Maryland
- Nicole CooleyâGlen Ridge, New Jersey
- David LehmanâNew York, New York
- The City So Nice They Named It Twice
- Lucie Brock-BroidoâNew York, New York
- Michael S. HarperâProvidence, Rhode Island
- C. D. WrightâBarrington, Rhode Island
- Mark WunderlichâProvincetown, Massachusetts
- Elevation
- James CumminsâCincinnati, Ohio
- Frederick SmockâLouisville, Kentucky
- Mark JarmanâNashville, Tennessee
- Carl PhillipsâSt. Louis, Missouri
- Driveway
- Scott CairnsâColumbia, Missouri
- Elizabeth DoddâManhattan, Kansas
- Jonathan HoldenâManhattan, Kansas
- Pigs
- Bin RamkeâDenver, Colorado
- Kenneth BrewerâLogan, Utah
- Paisley RekdalâSalt Lake City, Utah
- Wherein the Author Considers the End
- Gas Giants
- Index
