Comforts of the Abyss: The Art of Persona Writing

by Philip Schultz

Book Overview

Throughout his growth as a writer, acclaimed poet Philip Schultz has battled with the dark voice in his head--the "shitbird," as his late friend the poet Ralph Dickey termed it--that whispers his insecurities and questions his ability to create. Persona writing, a method of borrowing the voice and temperament of accomplished writers, offers him imaginative distance and perspective on his own negative inclinations.

In this candid and generous...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1324052112
• ISBN13: 9781324052111
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.3"