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David Bottoms: Critical Essays and Interviews

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.

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David Bottoms: Critical Essays and Interviews

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.

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David Bottoms: Critical Essays and Interviews

David Bottoms: Critical Essays and Interviews

David Bottoms: Critical Essays and Interviews

David Bottoms: Critical Essays and Interviews

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780786447299
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date: 10/06/2010
Pages: 286
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vi

Editor's Note 1

Introduction: "At the Still Point" W. A. Sessions 7

1 The Vigilant Words of David Bottoms Dave Smith 11

2 The Evolution of the GOB Aesthetic Fred Chappell 27

3 Amazing Grace: The Aesthetics of a Spiritual Quest Ernest Suarez 45

4 Fishing from the Poetry Boat: A Conversation Alice Friman Marshall Bruce Gentry 57

5 "If It Touches Us, It Touches Us": The White Southern Male Struggle with Race Jane Hill 71

6 Warbling with TV in the Background Robert W. Hill 87

7 A Real Mix: Rebirth and Gender in Easter Weekend Marshall Bruce Gentry 94

8 Signs from My Fathers David Baker 106

9 The Logic of the Original Dream William Walsh 120

10 The Rolling Circle: Memory and Maturity Edward Byrne 136

11 Searching for the Kingdom of Heaven: A Spiritual Journey Michael Sowder 155

12 "Up Toward Light": Resurrection, Transfiguration, Metamorphosis, and Evolution in Armored Hearts Don Russ 176

13 The Onion's Dark Core Ernest Suarez 187

14 To Own My Father's Name: Not Hiding the Masculine Jane Hill 204

15 Grueling Miracle: Faith in Middle Age Laurence Lieberman 240

Contributors 269

Index 273

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