Jane Mayhall (1918–2009)
Autor(a) de Sleeping Late on Judgment Day: Poems
About the Author
Poet Jane Mayhall was born in Louisville, Kentucky on May 10, 1918. She studied music at Black Mountain College in North Carolina. Her first book, the novel Cousin to Human, was published in 1960. Her other works are Ready for the Ha Ha and Other Satires (1966), a volume of stories, poems and mostrar mais plays; Givers and Takers (1968, 1973), a poetry collection spanning two volumes; and Sleeping Late on Judgment Day (2004), her only full-length poetry collection. Her work also appeared regularly in numerous publications including The New Yorker and The New York Times. She died on March 17, 2009 at the age of 90. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Image credit: Photo © 2003 Peter Kavafas
Obras por Jane Mayhall
Ready for the ha ha & other satires 5 exemplares
Givers & takers 2 1 exemplar
Associated Works
Rediscoveries: Informal Essays in Which Well-Known Novelists Rediscover Neglected Works of Fiction by One of Their… (1971) — Contribuidor — 27 exemplares
The New York quarterly : NYQ : Number 36, Summer 1988 — Contribuidor — 1 exemplar
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1918-05-10
- Data de falecimento
- 2009-03-17
- Sexo
- female
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Locais de residência
- Louisville, Kentucky, USA
New York, New York, USA - Educação
- Black Mountain College
- Ocupações
- poet
Membros
Críticas
Sleeping Late on Judgment Day: Poems por Jane Mayhall
This collection frustrated me in the extreme, as I had the distinct impression that the poet had much to convey that I wanted to comprehend. Alas, she made this in no way an easy or even possible task. There were so many glimmers of hope, fragmented connections, but overall, most poems seemed to spin out of her control, erratically jumping about...casting nets too widely. I felt that she should have reigned herself in and followed a single idea/sentiment/etc. through, but instead, often became tangential which diminished any central theme.… (mais)
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- Obras
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- 7
- Membros
- 32
- Popularidade
- #430,838
- Avaliação
- 3.9
- Críticas
- 1
- ISBN
- 4