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Samuel Hazo - The Stroke of a Pen: Essays on Poetry and Other Provocations - 9780268030940 - V9780268030940
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The Stroke of a Pen: Essays on Poetry and Other Provocations

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Description for The Stroke of a Pen: Essays on Poetry and Other Provocations Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.

For over five decades, Samuel Hazo has taught his readers about literature and life with generosity and awareness, taking everyday experiences and translating them into songs at once familiar and surprising. In his poetry, fiction, essays, and plays, Hazo, in a style that is unmistakably his own, extols the wonderment and discovery that emerge in the act of writing, in the movement toward wisdom that results from the expression of feeling.

The Stroke of a Pen is a collection of the occasional essays on a variety of subjects, from the relationship between poetry and public speech, to the pursuit ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
148
Place of Publication
Notre Dame IN, United States
ISBN
9780268030940
SKU
V9780268030940
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Samuel Hazo
Samuel Hazo is the McAnulty Professor of English emeritus at Duquesne University. He is the author of more than thirty books of poetry, fiction, essays, and plays, and is the founder and director of the International Poetry Forum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Reviews for The Stroke of a Pen: Essays on Poetry and Other Provocations
“The Stroke of a Pen is an inspiring read for anyone with even a casual interest in the arts. It may give . . . emerging poets . . . a stronger sense of purpose and responsibility. If nothing else it should provide all readers with renewed assurance in the value of artistic undertaking.” —Ploughshares Literary Magazine Blog "Professor Hazo, ... Read more

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