A Sandhills Reader: 30 Years of Great Writing from the Great Plains
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (959 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1622881508 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 220 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In addition to the selected works, many of the writers included provide commentary and literary memoirs about Sandhills Press and what the press meant to them and to their aesthetic.. In the thirty years that Sandhills Press published, the imprint promoted the works of new and established writers and helped to define what Great Plains poetry was all about. A Sandhills Reader: 30 Years of Great Writing from the Great Plains is a retrospective anthology of some of the best work published by Sandhills Press, a Nebraska-based small press concern for literature, between 1979 and 2009. The anthology collects poems, criticism, and creative prose from such authors as David Baker, Hilda Raz, Ted Kooser, Barton Sutter, William Kloefkorn, Twyla Hansen, Ronald Wallace, Kelly Cherry, Dana Gioia, Greg Kuzma, Don Welch, Kathleene West, Jonathan Holden, Greg Kosmicki, and numerous others
Austin State University Press. . About the AuthorMARK SANDERS, editor of A Sandhills Reader, was the driving force behind Sandhills Press; during the thirty years he edited and published Sandhills books, he also launched subsidiary presses in The Main-Traveled Roads Chapbook series, Talking River Publications, and, with his wife Kimberly Verhines, LC Press. Although Sandhills is currently on hiatus, Sanders continues to promote the works of Great Plains authors as a reader for Stephen F
What an amazing collection of poems What an amazing collection of poems, stories, and essays, and what a testament to longevity for a small press based in Nebraska. Thirty years! Wow. This book also just recently won the Nebraska Book Award for 2016 for the anthology category. Amazing writers inside the book: Kooser, Gioia, Kloefkorn, Welch, Norris, Wallace, Cherry, and numerous others. Mark Sanders did an amazing amount of work in behalf of Great Plains writers. This book confirms that effort.. Henry Williams said Five Stars. good present
MARK SANDERS, editor of A Sandhills Reader, was the driving force behind Sandhills Press; during the thirty years he edited and published Sandhills books, he also launched subsidiary presses in The Main-Traveled Roads Chapbook series, Talking River Publications, and, with his wife Kimberly Ve