That Self-Forgetful Perfectly Useless Concentration

by Alan Shapiro

Book Overview

More than a gathering of essays, That Self-Forgetful Perfectly Useless Concentration is part memoir, part literary criticism, and an artful fusion of the two. It is an intimate portrait of a life in poetry that only Alan Shapiro could have written.

In this book, Shapiro brings his characteristic warmth, humor, and many years as both poet and teacher to bear on questions surrounding two preoccupations: the role of conventions--of literary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022641695X
• ISBN13: 9780226416953
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.4"