A Poet's Work: The Other Side of Poetry

by Sam Hamill

Essays by turns infuriating and engaging (but never dull) conflate social criticism, literary criticism, and aesthetics, take all the "correct" positions, toot Hamill's own horn a bit too loudly, and for (or because of) all that make great reading. Published by Broken Moon Press, PO Box 24585, Seattle, WA 98124-0585. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Genres: Poetry

Paperback

Published January 1, 1990

About the author

Poet, editor, translator, and essayist, Sam Hamill is author of more than thirty books including two from BOA Editions, Gratitude (1998), and Dumb Luck(2002). He has been the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships, including ones from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation, the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, the U.S.-Japan Friendship Commission, two Washington Governor’s Arts Awards, the Stanley Lindberg Lifetime Achievement Award for Editing, and the Washington Poets Association Lifetime Achievement Award for poetry. He co-founded Copper Canyon Press, and has worked extensively in prisons and with battered women and children.

Reviews

[sunspot · Rating 5 out of 5]

an excellent book about real work

[Bpaul · Rating 5 out of 5]

Makes real, significant arguments for why poetry is important. A fantastic book.

[Kiof · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sam Hamill's a hero.