A way of happening
Subtitle: observations of contemporary poetry
By: by Fred Chappell.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Picador USA
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 322
Subjects: American poetry -- 20th century -- History and criticism.; Criticism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; American poetry -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States.; Poetics -- History -- 20th century.
Description: One of our most acclaimed and versatile authors, Fred Chappell is comfortably at home in fiction, poetry, and literary criticism. A Way of Happening gathers his essays and reviews of contemporary poetry. Chappell consider new writers as well as more established authors, including Alfred Corn, William Matthews, A. R. Ammons, Linda Pastan, Julia Randall, Cornelius Eady, Alan Shapiro, and many others.

And there are essays on the plight of the critic ("Thanks but No Thanks") and the delicate role of the writing teacher ("First Night Come Round Again").
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.