The South has a long tradition of great writers who remain in the South, transforming the local landscape into a universal one. Currently Poet Laureate of Georgia, David Bottoms is one of the South's most revered poets. The fifteen critical essays in this collection set out to examine the images and themes revealed in his poetry and fiction. Topics include the role of rebirth and resurrection, the presence of faith in the poems, masculinity and gender, and race in the South.
The South has a long tradition of great writers who remain in the South, transforming the local landscape into a universal one. Currently Poet Laureate of Georgia, David Bottoms is one of the South's most revered poets. The fifteen critical essays in this collection set out to examine the images and themes revealed in his poetry and fiction. Topics include the role of rebirth and resurrection, the presence of faith in the poems, masculinity and gender, and race in the South.
William Walsh, the author of eight books, is the director of the Reinhardt University undergraduate creative writing program and the MFA program. He has been published in such journals as Five Points, The Georgia Review, The Kenyon Review and Literary Matters. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Editor's Note Introduction: "At the Still Point" W. A. SESSIONS 1. The Vigilant Words of David Bottoms DAVE SMITH 2. The Evolution of the GOB Aesthetic FRED CHAPPELL 3. Amazing Grace: The Aesthetics of a Spiritual Quest ERNEST SUAREZ 4. Fishing from the Poetry Boat: A Conversation ALICE FRIMAN and MARSHALL BRUCE GENTRY 5. "If It Touches Us, It Touches Us": The White Southern Male Struggle with Race JANE HILL 6. Warbling with TV in the Background ROBERT W. HILL 7. A Real Mix: Rebirth and Gender in Easter Weekend MARSHALL BRUCE GENTRY 8. Signs from My Fathers DAVID BAKER 9. The Logic of the Original Dream WILLIAM WALSH 10. The Rolling Circle: Memory and Maturity EDWARD BYRNE 11. Searching for the Kingdom of Heaven: A Spiritual Journey MICHAEL SOWDER 12. "Up Toward Light": Resurrection, Transfiguration, Metamorphosis, and Evolution in Armored Hearts DON RUSS 13. The Onion's Dark Core ERNEST SUAREZ 14. To Own My Father's Name: Not Hiding the Masculine JANE HILL 15. Grueling Miracle: Faith in Middle LAURENCE LIEBERMAN Contributors Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Editor's Note Introduction: "At the Still Point" W. A. SESSIONS 1. The Vigilant Words of David Bottoms DAVE SMITH 2. The Evolution of the GOB Aesthetic FRED CHAPPELL 3. Amazing Grace: The Aesthetics of a Spiritual Quest ERNEST SUAREZ 4. Fishing from the Poetry Boat: A Conversation ALICE FRIMAN and MARSHALL BRUCE GENTRY 5. "If It Touches Us, It Touches Us": The White Southern Male Struggle with Race JANE HILL 6. Warbling with TV in the Background ROBERT W. HILL 7. A Real Mix: Rebirth and Gender in Easter Weekend MARSHALL BRUCE GENTRY 8. Signs from My Fathers DAVID BAKER 9. The Logic of the Original Dream WILLIAM WALSH 10. The Rolling Circle: Memory and Maturity EDWARD BYRNE 11. Searching for the Kingdom of Heaven: A Spiritual Journey MICHAEL SOWDER 12. "Up Toward Light": Resurrection, Transfiguration, Metamorphosis, and Evolution in Armored Hearts DON RUSS 13. The Onion's Dark Core ERNEST SUAREZ 14. To Own My Father's Name: Not Hiding the Masculine JANE HILL 15. Grueling Miracle: Faith in Middle LAURENCE LIEBERMAN Contributors Index
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