One of the most common scenes in Augustan and Romantic literature is that of a writer confronting some emblem of change and loss, most often the remains of a vanished civilization or a desolate natura
Brevity in conversation is a window to the workings of the mind. This book brings it into prominence as both a multifaceted topic of deep philosophical importance and a phenomenon that serves as a tes
Is there such a thing as Los Angeles poetry? Laurence Goldstein’s Poetry Los Angeles: Reading the Essential Poems of the City opens new windows into the L.A. literary world, illuminating sites as dist
Is there such a thing as Los Angeles poetry? Laurence Goldstein’s Poetry Los Angeles: Reading the Essential Poems of the City opens new windows into the L.A. literary world, illuminating sites as dist
Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan have always been natural settings for the writing life, offering perennial inspiration to the many artists, poets, locals, and students who have called the ci
Robert Hayden (1913--80) belonged to the generation of African American writers that followed the Harlem Renaissance--the generation of Gwendolyn Brooks, Ralph Ellison, and Richard Wright, among other
