Exploring themes of race, womanhood, and spirituality, Lucille Clifton's poetry is celebrated for its emotional depth and complexity, often juxtaposing joy with sorrow. Hilary Holladay's comprehensive study, "Wild Blessings," contextualizes Clifton's work within the American and African American poetic traditions, analyzing significant themes such as womanhood, fertility, and her connections to the Black Arts Movement. This updated edition includes a preface reflecting on Clifton's legacy and an epilogue covering her later poetry collections, enriching the understanding of her profound impact.
Hilary Holladay Bücher
Hilary Holladay ist eine Romanautorin und Biografin, deren Herz der Poesie gehört. Viele Jahre lehrte sie amerikanische Literatur, einschließlich der Literatur der Beat-Bewegung, an der University of Massachusetts in Lowell; in jüngerer Zeit lehrte sie an der James Madison University und der University of Virginia. Ihre derzeitige Lieblingsdichterin ist Denise Levertov.
Herbert Huncke
- 360 Seiten
- 13 Lesestunden
This book is about a New York sex worker and heroin addict whose unrepentant deviance caught the imagination of Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William S. Burroughs. Includes Huncke?s youthful escapades in Chicago; his complicated alliances with the Beat writers and with sex researcher Alfred Kinsey; and his adventures on the road, at sea, and in prison. It also covers his tumultuous relationship with his partner Louis Cartwright, whose 1994 murder remains unsolved, and his idiosyncratic career as an author and pop-culture icon.