Charles Olson: The Allegory of a Poet's Life by Tom Clark

Charles Olson: The Allegory of a Poet's Life

Tom Clark

405 pages first pub 1991 (editions)

nonfiction biography poetry challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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An incandescent biography of the inventor of "projective" verse, this comprehensive portrait distinguishes the convivial, bluff public figure from the tormented inner man. A lapsed Catholic, Olson (1910-1970) turned to Sumerian myths, Mayan legend...

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