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Informationen zum Autor Randy Mackin teaches writing and literature, and directs the Tennessee Literary Project, at Middle Tennessee State University. Editor of the weekly Buffalo River Review in Linden, Tennessee, he is a four-time Meeman Foundation Award winner for editorial writing. Klappentext A writer's writer, East Tennessee poet and novelist George Scarbrough enjoyed a career that spanned eight decades and included numerous awards. This biography makes use of Scarbrough's personal journals to tie his literature to his life and presents previously unpublished poetry, letters, and prose pieces. Somewhat overlooked during his lifetime, he is, as this book demonstrates, among the best poets of the 20th century. Zusammenfassung "This biography makes use of Scarbrough's personal journals and includes unpublished poetry! letters! and prose pieces provided by Scarbrough. This book demonstrates that he is among the best poets of the 20th century and draws new attention to an enduring body of work that included one novel and five collections of verse"--Provided by publisher. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface Introduction Part I-Walking the Paths of His Own Premise: The Life and Literature of George ScarbroughOne: Biography Two: Family Three: Songs of Defiance to Death Four: A Small, Comfortable World Five: The Novel Six: Holding Han-Shan's Hand Seven: Myth and Metaphor Out of the Way Eight: Scarbrough's Critics Part II: Selected Unpublished Poems, Letters and ConversationsNine: A Selection of Previously Unpublished Verse and "Good Friday, New Mexico, 1955" Ten: A Selection of Scarbrough's Letters Eleven: A Selection of Letters to Scarbrough Twelve: "Something of a Bio and an Itinerary" (by George Scarbrough) Thirteen: An Interview Appendix: Publications and Awards Bibliography Index ...
