false <![CDATA[The Virgin of Bennington]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171590232m/108686.jpg 108686 6 Shy and sheltered as a young woman, Kathleen Norris wasn't prepared for the sex, drugs, and bohemianism of Bennington College in the late 1960s-and when she moved to New York City after graduation, it was a case of out of the frying pan and into the fire. In this chronicle, Norris remembers the education she received, both formal and fortuitous; the influence of her mentor Betty Kray, who shunned the spotlight while serving as a guiding force in the poetry world of the late 20th century; her encounters with such figures as James Merrill, Jim Carroll, Denise Levertov, Stanley Kunitz, Patti Smith, and Erica Jong; and her eventual decision to leave Manhattan for the less-crowded landscape she described so memorably in Dakota. This account of the making of a young writer will resonate with anyone who has stumbled bravely into a bigger world and found the poetry that lurks on rooftops and in railroad apartments-and with anyone who has enjoyed the blessings of inspiring teachers and great friends. <br><br> "Norris's engaging memoir describes her coming-of-age as a college student in Vermont, and her subsequent immersion in the vibrant, often incestuous poetry world of Manhattan in the early 70's--a milieu that proved to be both suffocating and inspiring for the young poet...As Norris shares the lessons she learned in her younger years--among them, that boorishness and emotional suffering are not useful in becoming a poet--she offers valuable, practical advice on the art of writing." (<i>Newsday</i>) 104737 2001 The Virgin of Bennington total:126|5:11|4:48|3:48|2:12|1:7| 126 422 174 20 3 1 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 19 10:22:37 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 19 10:33:22 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Dec 18 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Sun Feb 15 05:44:09 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 05:50:35 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 26 18:10:25 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 03 17:51:06 -0700 2008 3 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Aug 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 17:23:33 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 13:35:24 -0700 2009
The subject of this book is more autobiography, it is her coming of age story and I think it is excellent. She lived in NYC at ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 27 12:28:14 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 12 10:31:23 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Mon Feb 18 09:31:07 -0800 2008 Fri Jul 11 16:22:28 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sat May 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 18:40:06 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 20:03:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 08:38:30 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 08:39:55 -0700 2009
Which is fine, but it was NOT SOLD AS A BOOK ABOUT THAT.]]> 4 0 false false Fri Dec 05 07:29:58 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 07:37:03 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sat Mar 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jan 11 22:48:49 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 15 05:56:15 -0700 2009 Let it be said--the Bennington stuff only lasts for one chapter. And it mostly a reflection on how people went a little crazy, and she just didn't and that was okay. Most of the book was about her being a young poet and person in Ne...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Oct 19 20:19:58 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 20:24:48 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Dec 08 05:16:33 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 05:24:38 -0800 2008 1 0 false false Tue Apr 14 00:23:33 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 00:26:31 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jul 26 13:14:37 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 26 13:18:44 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Wed Mar 18 19:25:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 19:02:21 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Sep 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 08 17:57:17 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 01 13:00:27 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Aug 13 12:52:50 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 13 12:59:36 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 16 10:19:39 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 16 10:20:27 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Thu Jan 03 22:39:55 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 03 22:42:08 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Sat Feb 02 01:25:04 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 02 01:25:24 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=108686