Dreamers of Dreams: Essays on Poets and Poetry

by John Simon

Book Overview

In this stimulating collection of new and previously published writings, the celebrated theatre and film critic returns to his first love, poetry. In his criticism over the years, Mr. Simon has consistently paid attention to the books of poets, and has in addition written occasional verse and translated foreign poetry. The poet James Dickey, in his book Sorties, recalls "a good afternoon of human time" he spent with Mr. Simon, talking about...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 156663413X
• ISBN13: 9781566634137
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Ivan R. Dee Publisher
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"