STRANGE GOOD FORTUNE: ESSAYS ON CONTEMPORARY POETRY

"[I]n a decade more characterized by oblique theoretics or tendentious apologies for one literary camp or another, Wojahn's direct writing is a relief. Further, in choosing to write primarily on poets whose work lends itself to the consideration of larger issues, Wojahn does not hesitate to approach controversial events or reveal juicy tidbits from the poet's life and times...Perhaps what makes these remarkably intelligent essays most compelling is Wojahn's willingness to incorporate personal, even confessional dynamics. He speaks with courage and candor about the often-romanticized underbelly of poetry: mental illness ('madness') coupled with extreme poverty and isolation."David Wojahn is the author of 'STRANGE GOOD FORTUNE: ESSAYS ON CONTEMPORARY POETRY', published 2001 under ISBN 9781557287083 and ISBN 1557287082.