Three Talks: Metaphor and Metonymy, Meaning and Mystery, Magic and Morality
Three Talks: Metaphor and Metonymy, Meaning and Mystery, Magic and Morality
Three Talks: Metaphor and Metonymy, Meaning and Mystery, Magic and Morality
Description
Description
Three Talks is the first prose collection by the award-winning poet and educator Brenda Hillman. These short essays on six M's of the art of poetry make the form accessible in a novel way, exploring words that might appear incompatible but become dancing partners in Hillman's artistic vision: metaphor and metonymy; meaning and mystery; magic and morality. First delivered as a series of talks at the University of Virginia, the essays maintain a casual, intimate tone. A consummate artist and technician, Hillman explores a wide array of poetic examples, focusing on method, subject matter, and inspiration to demonstrate how the skills offered by poetry have become critically important for our present moment.
About the Author
About the Author
Brenda Hillman, a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets from 2016 to 2022, has written, edited, and cotranslated more than two dozen books, most recently, In a Few Minutes Before Later. She is a Professor Emerita at St. Mary's College of California and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Brian Teare is Associate Professor of Poetry at the University of Virginia and author of seven books of poetry, most recently Poem Bitten by a Man.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
PRAISE FOR THE AUTHOR:
Hillman has charted her own unusual course, borrowing things--a mixture of conversational and high-lyric diction, an emphasis on language's materiality, an interest in metaphysics and occult knowledge, and a passionate environmental and political consciousness--from pretty much every major poetic movement of the last century.
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
University of Virginia Press
Pub date:
2024-09-27
Length:
96 pages
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