A lucky American childhood /

More than any other individual, Paul Engle was the spirited force behind the creative writing workshops now so abundant in America. His indomitable nature, enthusiasm, and great persuasive powers, coupled with his distinguished reputation as a poet, loomed large behind the founding of the influentia...

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Main Author: Engle, Paul, 1908-1991
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 1996.
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:1587290596
9781587290596
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword by Albert E. Stone; Dedication; Paul Engle: A Poem; Eva; Tom; The Drug Scene; News and the Boy; The Importance of Uncles; Hiawatha and My Aunt Bertha; The Glory of the Senses; The Horse and I; Those Damn Jews; Remember Memorial Day?; That Fabulous Old Fourth of July; Where the World Seems Right and Good
  • The Iowa State Fair; Our Dangerous Thanksgiving; Christmas Eve and My Mother's Hands; An Old-Fashioned Christmas.