Charles Olson and Robert Creeley: The Complete Correspondence, Vol. 3

by George F. Butterick, Robert Creeley

Whenever I become intrigued by a writer, I tend to read everything I can get my hands on that he or she has written -- including their letters. Correspondence presents the unique opportunity to become closer to your writer. The guard is down, the language is conversational, the ideas fly by fresh and uncrafted by months of revisions. This collection of letters between two of the famous Black Mountain poets bares their souls in everything from writer's block to religions to saving each other's lives through the near-forgotten art of written correspondence.

Genres: Poetry, Biography, Literature

175 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1980

Reviews

[Anastasios Kozaitis · Rating 5 out of 5]

The foundations of pomo poetry were dropped in these ten volumes. Collectibles. I found myself a complete set in NC, and the set is invaluable to me.

[Gary Norris · Rating 5 out of 5]

you really need all 10 volumes.

my favorites are Vols 1-3

[Bruce Carr · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating.