Knowing Knott: Essays on an American Poet

by Steven Huff (Editor), Star Black (Contributor), William Corbett (Contributor)

Bill Knott, 1940-2014, was one of the most brilliant and iconoclastic American poets of our time, who liked to think of himself as an outsider even while publishing sixteen books in his lifetime and wielding enormous influence on at least two generations of poets. To his colleagues, students and friends he could be unpredictable, mercurial, reclusive or tenderly kind, but ever unforgettable. This volume gathers essays and reminiscences by some of the people who knew him, for whom knowing Knott was one of life's singular experiences.

126 pages, Paperback

First published February 6, 2017

Reviews

[Emily Rems · Rating 3 out of 5]

As with most anthologies, not every essay in this tribute to the late great poet Bill Knott is a winner. But the best contribution of the bunch, by Knott's ex Star Black, is as well written as it is revealing. That piece alone makes the book worth picking up.

[Gerry LaFemina · Rating 4 out of 5]

This collection of brief essays by poets celebrates the work of poet (and painter) Bill Knott, whose surreal and powerful work and enigmatic personality made him, perhaps, one of the least known-much revered artist of any generation. These essays are heartfelt, often funny, and always reverent.

[David Park · Rating 4 out of 5]

Somethings you learn from conversation.