Nancy Willard

A Nancy Willard Reader: Selected Poetry and Prose

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Selections from Nancy Willard's acclaimed volumes of poetry and proseThis diverse collection features some of Nancy Willard's most critically lauded poetry-including works from her Newbery Medal-winning volume, A Visit to William Blake's Inn-as well as her short fiction and four unconventional essays on writing.Hens, children, magic bottles, and the moon are just some of the characters running through the luminous musings gathered here. How to Stuff a Pepper becomes a heady discourse on the thoughts and sleeping habits of peppers. The Doctrine of the Leather-Stocking Jesus and The Hucklebone of a Saint are tales about the power of superstitio… Mehr

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ISBN: 978-1-4804-8171-8
EAN: 9781480481718
Produktnummer: 16117647
Verlag: Open Road Media
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Seitenangabe: 229 S.
Masse: H20.3 cm x B13.3 cm x D2.0 cm 395 g
Gewicht: 395

Über den Autor

Nancy Willard (1936-2017) grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She was the author of two novels, seven books of stories and essays, and twelve books of poetry, including The Sea at Truro (2012). A winner of the Devins Memorial Award, she received NEA grants in both fiction and poetry. Her book Water Walker was nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and her picture book A Visit to William Blake's Inn was the first volume of poetry to receive the Newbery Medal, the country's highest honor for children's writing.