Considering the radiance
Subtitle: essays on the poetry of A.R. Ammons
By: editors, David Burak and Roger Gilbert.
Contributors: Burak, David, 1945-; Gilbert, Roger, 1960-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 365
Subjects: Ammons, A. R., 1926- -- Criticism and interpretation.
Description: "Encompassing every phase of A. R. Ammons's oeuvre, from his beginnings in the 1950s to his late masterpieces, Garbage and Glare, this book of essays explores the personal side of a poet often still seen as forbiddingly abstract and intellectual. Included are essays by Helen Vendler, Alice Fulton, Harold Bloom, and John Ashbery, among others."--BOOK JACKET.
Table of contents: title: The spent seer consigns order to the vehicle of change / Richard Howard; title: A.R. Ammons : when you consider the radiance / Harold Bloom; title: In the American grain / John Ashbery; title: Light, wind, motion / Josephine Miles; title: The talk of giants / Josephine Jacobsen; title: Ammons's radiant toys / David Kalstone; title: The humor of A.R. Ammons : the clown and the seer / Daniel Mark Fogel; title: The solitary man : the poetry of A.R. Ammons / Frederick Buell; title: The natural philosopher returns, singing / Roald Hoffman; title: Archie's heart / Roger Gilbert; title: The titles : A.R. Ammons, 1926-2001 / Helen Vendler; title: Ammons : pilgrim, sage, ordinary man / Bonnie Costello; title: Archie's sphere / David Lehman; title: Rereading A.R. Ammons's long poems / James McConkey; title: A gentle luxury : remembering A.R. Ammons / Alice Fulton; title: A love note : A.R. Ammons as teacher / Kenneth McClane; title: The whistle / Ingrid Arnesen; title: Teaching with a light touch / Cynthia Bond; title: A giant of a poet / David Burak; title: Answering the phone : a reminiscence of A.R. Ammons / John Brehm; title: Ammons outside the dragon / Stephen Gutierrez; title: The missing teacher : the early correspondence of A.R. Ammons and Josephine Miles / Zofia Burr.