{"product_id":"my-deniversity-knowing-denise-levertov-paperback","title":"My Deniversity: Knowing Denise Levertov - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Pawlak\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Much more than the story of Mark Pawlak's apprenticeship to a major poet (Denise Levertov), \u003cem\u003eMy Deniversity \u003c\/em\u003eis a brilliant and delightful introduction to what it means to commit one's self to Poetry, capital P. Guided by Levertov, aspiring physicist Mark Pawlak turned himself into an important American poet and co-editor of \u003cem\u003eHanging Loose, \u003c\/em\u003eone of the country's longest lived and most influential literary presses. Open-hearted, witty, and genuinely instructive, the book is simultaneously a reminiscence, a social history of a singular period in American letters, and an insider's guide to the craft. \u003cem\u003eMy Deniversity \u003c\/em\u003ebelongs on the shelf alongside Rilke's \u003cem\u003eLetters to a Young Poet \u003c\/em\u003eand Pound's \u003cem\u003eABC of Reading.\u003c\/em\u003e\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Askold Melnyczuk, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Man Who Would Not Bow, \u003c\/em\u003efounder of \u003cem\u003eAgni \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Mark Pawlak gives us a vivid, perceptive account of his years as a student, mentee, and friend of Denise Levertov, from the late 1960s until her death in 1997. He brings alive her approach to writing poetry and to being a political activist, and offers distinctive memories of other important people in her life, including her husband, Mitch Goodman and her son, Nikolai Goodman, as well as other poets who were her contemporaries or former students. We also hear about her literary and personal preferences and views. Reading this will bring you to Levertov's figurative kitchen table.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Donna Krolik Hollenberg, author of \u003cem\u003eA Poet's Revolution: The Life of Denise Levertov \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Mark Pawlak was there, and \u003cem\u003eMy Deniversity \u003c\/em\u003eis his memoir of his years of friendship with Denise Levertov and how under her tutelage he became a poet. Here we encounter Levertov as teacher, social activist, poet, friend, parent, and daughter. We learn of her generosity and her inconsistencies and her fiercely held views on poetics, feminism, homosexuality, confessionalism, Language poets and political poetry as well as her relationships with William Carlos Williams, Robert Creeley and Robert Duncan. In this first-hand, vibrant account Denise Levertov comes alive for the reader.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Dana Greene, author of \u003cem\u003eDenise Levertov: A Poet's Life \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eElizabeth Jennings: The Inward War \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51783450820896,"sku":"9781952335303","price":23.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d8f5fe39506d8a9d5263360481b084a0.webp?v=1780587792","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/my-deniversity-knowing-denise-levertov-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}