Walking Light
Author | : Stephen Dunn |
Publisher | : BOA Editions, Ltd. |
Total Pages | : 229 |
Release | : 2014-07-01 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781938160721 |
ISBN-10 | : 193816072X |
Rating | : 4/5 (2X Downloads) |
Download or read book Walking Light written by Stephen Dunn and published by BOA Editions, Ltd.. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Committed to exploring the role of poetry and poets in our culture, Stephen Dunn provides new, expanded versions of the essays originally published by W. W. Norton in 1993, now out of print. In Walking Light, Dunn discusses the relationship between art and sport, the role of imagination in writing poetry, and the necessity for surprise and discovery when writing a poem. Humorous, intelligent and accessible, Walking Light is a book that will appeal to writers, readers, and teachers of poetry. Stephen Dunn is the author of eleven collection of poetry. He teaches writing and literature at the Richard Stockton College in Pomona, New Jersey, and lives in Port Republic, New Jersey.