Coming Close: Forty Essays on Philip Levine

Coming Close: Forty Essays on Philip Levine

This collection of essays pays tribute to Philip Levine as teacher and mentor. Throughout his fifty-year teaching career, the Pulitzer Prizeâ€“winning Levine taught scores of younger poets, many of whom went on to become famous in their own right. These forty essays honor and celebrate one of our most vivid and gifted poets.
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Whether in Fresno, New York, Boston, Detroit, or any of the other cities where Levine taught, his students benefited from his sharp, humorous honesty in the classroom. In these personal essays, poets spanning a number of generations reveal how their lives and work were forever altered by studying with Levine. The heartfelt tributes illuminate how one dedicated teacherâ€™s intangible gifts can make a vast difference in the life of a developing poet, as well as providing insight into the changing tenor of the poetry workshop in the American university setting.
Here, poets as diverse as Nick Flynn and David St. John, Sharon Olds and Larry Levis, Ada Limon and Mark Levine, Malena Morling and Lawson Fusao Inada are united in their deep regard for Philip Levine. The voices echo and reverberate as each strikes its own honoring tone.Â

Contributors:Â Aaron Belz, Ciaran Berry, Paula Bohince, Shane Book, B. H. Boston, Xochiquetzal Candelaria, Colin Cheney, Michael Clifton, Michael Collier, Nicole Cooley, Kate Daniels, Blas Manuel De Luna, Kathy Fagan, Andrew Feld, Nick Flynn, Edward Hirsch, Sandra Hoben, Ishion Hutchinson, Lawson Fusao Inada, Dorianne Laux, Joseph O. Legaspi, Mark Levine, Larry Levis, Ada LimÃ³n, Elline Lipkin, Jane Mead, Dante Micheaux, Malena MÃ¶rling, John Murillo, Daniel Nester, Sharon Olds, January Gill Oâ€™Neil, Greg Pape, Kathleen Peirce, Sam Pereira, Jeffrey Skinner, Tom Sleigh, David St. John, Brian Turner, Robert WrigleyÂ
Country USA
Brand Prairie Lights Books
Manufacturer Prairie Lights Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber RKC2010968225
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780985932527
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Prairie Lights Books
Manufacturer	Prairie Lights Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	RKC2010968225
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780985932527
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Coming Close: Forty Essays on Philip Levine

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