A Nancy Willard Reader

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Publication Year:
2014

ISBN-13: 9781480481701

<DIV><B>Selections from Nancy Willard&rsquo;s acclaimed volumes of poetry and prose</B><BR /><BR />This diverse collection features some of Nancy Willard&rsquo;s most critically lauded poetry&mdash;including works from her Newbery Medal&ndash;winning volume,&#160;<I>A Visit to William Blake&rsquo;s Inn</I>&mdash;as well as her short fiction and four unconventional essays on writing.<BR /><BR />Hens, children, magic bottles, and the moon are just some of the characters running through the luminous musings gathered here. &ldquo;How to Stuff a Pepper&rdquo; becomes a heady discourse on the thoughts and sleeping habits of peppers. &ldquo;The Doctrine of the Leather-Stocking Jesus&rdquo; and &ldquo;The Hucklebone of a Saint&rdquo; are tales about the power of superstition to shape our lives. Other stories showcase favorite Willard themes about God, religion, and the magic and mysticism in everyday life&mdash;and the ancestors, guardians, saints, and spirits who, in Willard&rsquo;s words, come back &ldquo;once in a while to keep an eye on us, the living.&rdquo;<BR /><BR />A paean to the power of storytelling,&#160;<I>A Nancy Willard Reader&#160;</I>is an essential volume for poetry and fiction lovers.<BR /></DIV>