Page to Page: Retrospectives of Writers from The Seattle Review (McLellan Endowed Series xx)

ISBN: 0295985186

Author: McElroy, Colleen J.

Condition: New

Product DescriptionThis spirited and delectable collection of sixteen retrospectives from The Seattle Review, a renowned journal featuring literary luminaries of the Northwest, offers a timeless resource for writers, cultural historians, and bibliophiles everywhere. It includes interviews with some of America's greatest writers as well short literary works and an assortment of their personal photographs spanning several decades of their lives. The essays, beguiling photographs, and articulate and intriguing discussions on literary composition offer a rare insight into the lives and art of these exceptional writers.Colleen McElroy , editor of The Seattle Review and compiler of this anthology, is the author of twelve books of prose and poetry, including Over the Lip of the World: Among the Storytellers of Madagascar. Brenda Peterson , author of numerous novels, essays, and other works of non-fiction, is an award-winning nature writer.Writers featured in Page to Page:Lynda BarryRick BassNelson BentleyMarilyn ChinIvan DoigRichard HugoCarolyn KizerYusef KomunyakaaDenise LevertovLarry LevisN. Scott MomadaySharon OldsSonia SanchezWilliam StaffordDavid WagonerDiane WakoskiTo learn more about the Seattle Review go to http://depts.washington.edu/seaview/index.htmlReview"This is a volume over which lovers of the written word will linger as they meet old friends or make new ones through these memorable portraits."-Library Journal"Page to Page is a treasure."-The Seattle TimesBook DescriptionCombines interviews, personal photos, and short literary works that offer insights on the writer's life and craft from some of America's greatest literary talents.From the PublisherWriters featured in Page to Page: Lynda Barry, Rick Bass, Nelson Bentley, Marilyn Chin, Ivan Doig, Richard Hugo, Carolyn Kizer, Yusef Komunyakaa, Denise Levertov, Larry Levis, N. Scott Momaday, Sharon Olds, Sonia Sanchez, William Stafford, David Wagoner, and Diane Wakoski.About the AuthorColleen McElroy , editor of The Seattle Review and compiler of this anthology, is the author of twelve books of prose and poetry, including Over the Lip of the World: Among the Storytellers of Madagascar. Brenda Peterson , author of numerous novels, essays, and other works of non-fiction, is an award-winning nature writer.Writers featured in Page to Page:Lynda BarryRick BassNelson BentleyMarilyn ChinIvan DoigRichard HugoCarolyn KizerYusef KomunyakaaDenise LevertovLarry LevisN. Scott MomadaySharon OldsSonia SanchezWilliam StaffordDavid WagonerDiane WakoskiTo learn more about the Seattle Review go to http://depts.washington.edu/seaview/index.html