Outside Language: Essays

by Robert Stewart

The pleasure of these essays is in confronting a mind that is subtle, learned, yet informed, a sensibility that can embrace the earthiest as well as the most refined materials, and a craft that is highly evolved. Put yourself in Robert Stewart's hands, and you are guaranteed a gorgeously adventurous and entertaining ride." -Phillip Lopate This is a beautiful and courageous collection of essays, Robert Stewart writes that ‘ in the context of terrorism‘ he defines despair as ‘the imposition of a single truth’. ‘Outside Language’ brilliantly defies despair, in its reach, its resonance, its determination to see past the scrim of sentimentality to the thing-in-itself, reality. Who can fail to be grateful for this dedicated, quietly joyful celebration of being and making, this book that is itself a downright gem?" -Kelly Cherry

96 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2003

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