Using Berryman's unpublished letters, and, in addition, dozens of interviews with those who knew him intimately, Paul Mariani, reveals the brilliant humor and tragedy of poet John Berryman's life that ended at age 58 when he jumped from a bridge high over the Mississippi. Photographs.
In addition to being a small-town doctor who delivered more than 3,000 babies, William Carlos Williams was a deeply serious thinker considered on of the foremost poets of the century. In this remarkable, rich blend of art and scholarship, Paul Mariani unfolds Williams' life and times while simultaneously letting the reader inside the poet's mind ...
In "Thirty Days, " Paul Mariani, finding himself at a crossroads in his life, leaves home for the month-long silent retreat of the Jesuit tradition, based on the five-century-old Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. Rich in history, humor, and epiphany, Mariani's journal combines a brief life of St. Ignatius with meditations on Jesus' life and His ...
This biography of Hart Crane, which draws heavily on his letters, includes frank appraisals of his homosexuality, his relationship with his father, and his last months in Mexico. A New York Times Notable Book in 1999.
In this book of poems, Paul Mariani uses the trope of the wheel to chart the kinds of losses we all face: deaths, separations and the loss of loves, friends and happiness. Emotions are turned by the wheel of fortune, a ride on a Ferris wheel, Dante's paradisal wheel and the wheel of the sun.
This work provides a portrait of John Berryman, who, by the time of his suicide at the age of 58, had won a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award. It describes the poet's struggle with alcohol and drugs, his obsession with women and fame, and his friendships with other writers.
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: The Massachusetts Review
Date Published: 1973
Description: Very Good with no dust jacket; Spine and edges yellowing. Special issue of the Massachusetts Review featuring William Carlos Williams.; 8vo; 80 pages. read more
Edition: Reprint Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: The Massachusetts Review
Date Published: 1973
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. White wraps with black lettering, illus., 80 p. Covers show light soiling. Contents tight and clean. read more
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