Challenges for the Delusional Peter Murphy's Prompts and the Poems They Inspired

by Christine Malvasi (Editor), David Sipress (Illustrator), Stephen Dunn (Foreword)

Challenges for the Delusional compiles a selection of Peter Murphy’s infamous and eccentric poetry-writing prompts. For 19 years he’s shared these prompts at his writers' conference, the Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway, and this collection features a sampling of the many diverse and wonderful poems that they’ve inspired. Contributors Stephen Dunn, Kathleen Graber, Dorianne Laux, James Richardson, and more.

106 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2012