Hang-Gliding from Helicon (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Daniel Hoffman
- First Published: 1988
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Genres: Poetry
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Language or languages, Mythology or myths, Writing, Identity, Aging
Daniel Hoffman's Hang-Gliding from Helicon: New and Selected Poems, 1948-1988 is a generous book and a personal book. It not only shows but also tells where the poet has been, what he has thought and done in his lifetime. It confronts the signs of age the poet observes, and it examines the shifts and changes he has undergone over a long career of teaching and writing. It allows the reader to trace the poet's ideas and to observe the development of his craft. Moreover, it reveals, particularly in the section called “Hang-Gliding from Helicon,” who, among writers, have remained...
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