{"product_id":"passing-the-word-writers-on-their-mentors-paperback","title":"Passing the Word: Writers on Their Mentors - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeffrey Skinner\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eLee Martin\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscipline, humility, kindness. These qualities cohere in the best mentors, bundled into an overarching approach to the art of writing. It is not, I think, coincidence that the writers in this collection remember these qualities best when speaking of their mentors as people, as fellow pilgrims who helped them on the way. In some sense, whether consciously or not, we seek out mentors who learn how to live--as an artist, and as a human being.--from the Introduction by Jeffrey Skinner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLee Martin\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of a collection of stories, \u003ci\u003eThe Least You Need to Know\u003c\/i\u003e (Sarabande, 1996), a memoir \u003ci\u003eFrom Our House\u003c\/i\u003e (Dutton 2000), and a novel \u003ci\u003eJust Enough Haughty\u003c\/i\u003e, also forthcoming from Dutton. He teaches in the creative writing program at the University of North Texas where he also edits the American Literary Review.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeffrey Skinner\u003c\/b\u003e is currently Director of Creative Writing at the University of Louisville. His published collections of poetry include \u003ci\u003eThe Company of Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e (University of Pittsburgh Press, 1992), \u003ci\u003eLate Stars\u003c\/i\u003e (Wesleyan University Press, 1985), and \u003ci\u003eA Guide to Forgetting\u003c\/i\u003e (Graywolf Press, 1988), which was a National Poetry Series selection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors include: \u003cbr\u003e Michael Collier on William Meredith\u003cbr\u003e Jay McInerney on Raymond Carver\u003cbr\u003e Tess Gallagher on Theodore Roethke and Stanley Kunitz\u003cbr\u003e Reginald Shepherd on Alvin Feinman\u003cbr\u003e Dana Gioia on Elizabeth Bishop\u003cbr\u003e Maura Stanton on Vert Rutsala and John Berryman\u003cbr\u003e Elizabeth Graver on Annie Dillard, Angela Carter, Stanley Elkin, and others\u003cbr\u003e Sylvia Watanabe on Dorothy Vella\u003cbr\u003e David Huddle on Peter Taylor\u003cbr\u003e David Wojahn on James L. White\u003cbr\u003e Erin McGraw on John L'Heureux\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePREFACE by Lee Martin, vii\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eINTRODUCTION: The Scrupulous Philanthropy of Expertise by Jeffrey Skinner, xi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMICHAEL COLLIER\u003cbr\u003e An Exact Ratio, 3\u003cbr\u003e The Farrier, 12\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJAY MCINERNEY\u003cbr\u003e Raymond Carver: A Still, Small Voice, 15\u003cbr\u003e Getting in Touch with Your Child, 24\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTESS GALLAGHER\u003cbr\u003e Two Mentors: From Orphanhood to Spirit-Companion, 39\u003cbr\u003e Behave, 45\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDAVID HUDDLE\u003cbr\u003e What about Those Good People?, 51\u003cbr\u003e Backstory, 57\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eREGINALD SHEPHERD\u003cbr\u003e T\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 231\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770052706592,"sku":"9781889330594","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9a116162cfa823a1ad5dd76b4b76041d.webp?v=1780363406","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/passing-the-word-writers-on-their-mentors-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}