Pack, Robert 1929-
Overview
| Works: | 105 works in 354 publications in 1 language and 24,456 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Criticism, interpretation, etc Poetry Quotations Essays Short stories Fiction Literature |
| Roles: | Author, Editor, Other, Creator, ed |
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Most widely held works about
Robert Pack
- At an elevation : on the poetry of Robert Pack( Book )
- by Donald Finkel( )
- John Eugene Unterecker papers by John Unterecker( )
- Gerard Malanga Papers by Gerard Malanga( )
- John Ciardi papers by John Ciardi( )
- Robert Pinsky papers by Robert Pinsky( )
- by Gerard Malanga( )
- by Robert Pinsky( )
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Most widely held works by
Robert Pack
Affirming limits : essays on mortality, choice, and poetic form by
Robert Pack(
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11 editions published between 1985 and 1989 in English and held by 1,661 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
11 editions published between 1985 and 1989 in English and held by 1,661 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Still here, still now by
Robert Pack(
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8 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 1,579 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Robert Pack is one of America's most eminent nature poets; Still Here, Still Now is his nineteenth volume of verse. The first section of the book contains traditional lyrics that celebrate family ties and seek consolations for the passing of personal and evolutionary time. The poems in this group address a named or unnamed auditor in a voice of intimate engagement. Featuring the most narrative selections in the book, the second section consists of fable-like stories, rich with innuendo and implication"--
8 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 1,579 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Robert Pack is one of America's most eminent nature poets; Still Here, Still Now is his nineteenth volume of verse. The first section of the book contains traditional lyrics that celebrate family ties and seek consolations for the passing of personal and evolutionary time. The poems in this group address a named or unnamed auditor in a voice of intimate engagement. Featuring the most narrative selections in the book, the second section consists of fable-like stories, rich with innuendo and implication"--
The long view : essays on the discipline of hope and poetic craft by
Robert Pack(
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5 editions published in 1991 in English and held by 1,565 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Between poetry and music, between poetry and science, between one's psychology and one's imagination. Informal and anecdotal, these meditations combine literary analysis and insight with personal revelation. The third section is composed of three essays, all grounded in the author's reading of the Book of Job. The first develops a comparison between Darwin's theory of evolution and the image of God as an amoral creator in the Book of Job. The second traces the influence
5 editions published in 1991 in English and held by 1,565 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Between poetry and music, between poetry and science, between one's psychology and one's imagination. Informal and anecdotal, these meditations combine literary analysis and insight with personal revelation. The third section is composed of three essays, all grounded in the author's reading of the Book of Job. The first develops a comparison between Darwin's theory of evolution and the image of God as an amoral creator in the Book of Job. The second traces the influence
Elk in winter by
Robert Pack(
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9 editions published between 2004 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,490 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Robert Pack is a narrative master blessed with a keen ear for everyday speech. In poems that recall Robert Frost's meditative regard of nature, Pack's newest collection, Elk in Winter, resolves universal questions in the particular, the personal, and the intimate. This rich and varied volume moves from comedy to elegy, from lyric to narrative, in which individual characters are revealed and rendered symbolic by the stories that enclose them. What finally unites the poems of Elk in Winter is Pack's desire to appeal to the ear as much as to the heart, and to discover and reveal the passionate mu
9 editions published between 2004 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,490 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Robert Pack is a narrative master blessed with a keen ear for everyday speech. In poems that recall Robert Frost's meditative regard of nature, Pack's newest collection, Elk in Winter, resolves universal questions in the particular, the personal, and the intimate. This rich and varied volume moves from comedy to elegy, from lyric to narrative, in which individual characters are revealed and rendered symbolic by the stories that enclose them. What finally unites the poems of Elk in Winter is Pack's desire to appeal to the ear as much as to the heart, and to discover and reveal the passionate mu
Touchstones : American poets on a favorite poem(
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9 editions published between 1995 and 1996 in English and held by 1,333 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this collection, "fifty-nine of America's best poets select their favorite verse by another writer and explore its influence on their own writing."--Back cover
9 editions published between 1995 and 1996 in English and held by 1,333 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this collection, "fifty-nine of America's best poets select their favorite verse by another writer and explore its influence on their own writing."--Back cover
Writers on writing by
Robert Pack(
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8 editions published in 1991 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,277 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
From deeply personal perspectives, two dozen established writers ponder the mystery of their art and such fundamentals as: What is a genuine writing impulse? Why does good writing work? How is writing learned? What is the role of craft and technique? Who is meant to be a writer? How is close reading related to good writing? The volume is peppered with critical perspectives and practical advice, yet its special richness and inspiration lie in the wonderment and deep love for the act of writing expressed by each contributor. Each essay is a joy to read, blending storytelling, literary anecdotes gathered from a lifetime of avid reading, and the kind of shoptalk exchanged between colleagues. Writers will find here camaraderie and encouragement, teachers of writing will hear practical testimony to what works, and readers will come away with a renewed awe for the spell cast by good writing.--From back cover
8 editions published in 1991 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,277 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
From deeply personal perspectives, two dozen established writers ponder the mystery of their art and such fundamentals as: What is a genuine writing impulse? Why does good writing work? How is writing learned? What is the role of craft and technique? Who is meant to be a writer? How is close reading related to good writing? The volume is peppered with critical perspectives and practical advice, yet its special richness and inspiration lie in the wonderment and deep love for the act of writing expressed by each contributor. Each essay is a joy to read, blending storytelling, literary anecdotes gathered from a lifetime of avid reading, and the kind of shoptalk exchanged between colleagues. Writers will find here camaraderie and encouragement, teachers of writing will hear practical testimony to what works, and readers will come away with a renewed awe for the spell cast by good writing.--From back cover
Introspections : American poets on one of their own poems by
Robert Pack(
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7 editions published in 1997 in English and held by 1,163 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
T. S. Eliot wrote that "the nearest we get to pure literary criticism is artists writing about their own art." This collection of essays by 55 of America's finest poets justifies that standard. Asked to select and write about one of their own poems, these artists approach the task in delightfully varied ways. Some describe the circumstances that led to the poem: Rita Dove traces the creation of Parsley after offering the qualifier that "the task of describing how one such poem came to be snared on the page is a mission charged with equivocation and doomed to partial failure." Others offer a close reading of the work: Rosellen Brown provides a textual account of a section from Cora Fry's Pillow Book, a poem she dared "enjoy publicly" for a moment. Maxine Kumin also revisits a poem, in her case one written forty years before, and though she can see how differently she might write it today, she enjoys again the feelings from which it sprang and finds pleasure in its successful elements. The nature of the writing process itself is the topic for others such as Erica Jong who considers the conscious and unconscious sources of The Buddha in the Womb. Historical context and biographical detail form the focus of other essays: W. D. Snodgrass presents a poem, Lifelong, written for friends on the occasion of their wedding and he records the events leading to its composition. Introspections demonstrates not just how much unique insight can obtained, but how much fun it can be to accompany poets on a trip through their private territory.--Amazon.com
7 editions published in 1997 in English and held by 1,163 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
T. S. Eliot wrote that "the nearest we get to pure literary criticism is artists writing about their own art." This collection of essays by 55 of America's finest poets justifies that standard. Asked to select and write about one of their own poems, these artists approach the task in delightfully varied ways. Some describe the circumstances that led to the poem: Rita Dove traces the creation of Parsley after offering the qualifier that "the task of describing how one such poem came to be snared on the page is a mission charged with equivocation and doomed to partial failure." Others offer a close reading of the work: Rosellen Brown provides a textual account of a section from Cora Fry's Pillow Book, a poem she dared "enjoy publicly" for a moment. Maxine Kumin also revisits a poem, in her case one written forty years before, and though she can see how differently she might write it today, she enjoys again the feelings from which it sprang and finds pleasure in its successful elements. The nature of the writing process itself is the topic for others such as Erica Jong who considers the conscious and unconscious sources of The Buddha in the Womb. Historical context and biographical detail form the focus of other essays: W. D. Snodgrass presents a poem, Lifelong, written for friends on the occasion of their wedding and he records the events leading to its composition. Introspections demonstrates not just how much unique insight can obtained, but how much fun it can be to accompany poets on a trip through their private territory.--Amazon.com
The Bread Loaf anthology of contemporary American essays(
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2 editions published in 1989 in English and held by 1,160 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1989 in English and held by 1,160 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Wallace Stevens; an approach to his poetry and thought by
Robert Pack(
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30 editions published between 1957 and 1968 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,115 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
30 editions published between 1957 and 1968 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,115 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Poems for a small planet : contemporary American nature poetry(
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5 editions published in 1993 in English and held by 1,101 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
5 editions published in 1993 in English and held by 1,101 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
New poets of England and America by
Donald Hall(
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18 editions published between 1957 and 1969 in English and held by 926 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
18 editions published between 1957 and 1969 in English and held by 926 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Laughter before sleep by
Robert Pack(
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6 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 917 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A moving but often comic journey toward the end of life. Infused with lyricism, sensitivity, and intelligence, these poems mediate upon Pack's sense of absence and loss
6 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 917 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A moving but often comic journey toward the end of life. Infused with lyricism, sensitivity, and intelligence, these poems mediate upon Pack's sense of absence and loss
New poets of England and America: second selection by
Donald Hall(
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18 editions published between 1962 and 1972 in English and held by 758 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
18 editions published between 1962 and 1972 in English and held by 758 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
American identities : contemporary multicultural voices by
Robert Pack(
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9 editions published in 1994 in English and held by 748 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Contemporary commentators have observed that postmodern America is less a melting pot than a buffet table. In American Identities people of diverse ethnic, religious, social, gender, and sexual backgrounds "refuse to merge but insist on a multiplicity of well-maintained identities," editors Robert Pack and Jay Parini explain. This sixth volume in the popular Bread Loaf Anthology series gathers more than three dozen voices who testify that there is no single American Experience, but instead a multiplicity of experiences. These poems, stories, and essays describe in occasionally stark, sometimes humorous, and often moving terms what it means to be black and American, or gay and American, or Latino and American, or Jewish and American within this society
9 editions published in 1994 in English and held by 748 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Contemporary commentators have observed that postmodern America is less a melting pot than a buffet table. In American Identities people of diverse ethnic, religious, social, gender, and sexual backgrounds "refuse to merge but insist on a multiplicity of well-maintained identities," editors Robert Pack and Jay Parini explain. This sixth volume in the popular Bread Loaf Anthology series gathers more than three dozen voices who testify that there is no single American Experience, but instead a multiplicity of experiences. These poems, stories, and essays describe in occasionally stark, sometimes humorous, and often moving terms what it means to be black and American, or gay and American, or Latino and American, or Jewish and American within this society
The Bread Loaf anthology of contemporary American poetry by
Robert Pack(
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10 editions published between 1983 and 1985 in English and held by 742 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Contains 231 poems of 72 Americans written since 1980
10 editions published between 1983 and 1985 in English and held by 742 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Contains 231 poems of 72 Americans written since 1980
Belief and uncertainty in the poetry of Robert Frost by
Robert Pack(
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13 editions published between 2003 and 2005 in English and held by 574 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Robert Pack's lifelong delight in Robert Frost's intricate, beautiful, and profound poetry shines through in the essays in this book. He confronts such broad themes as mourning, inheritance, nature, and the imagination, bringing to bear historical, psychological, Darwinian, and close-textual-reading interpretive approaches. Chapter one sets Frost's work in the tradition of nature writing, from the Book of Genesis through modern American ecological works. Chapter two examines the profound influences of the Book of Job, Darwin, and evolutionary theory on Frost's thinking. There follow chapters that structurally and philosophically compare Wordsworth's "Michael" to Frost's "Wild Grapes," focusing on the themes in inheritance, grieving, and the potency of the imagination. The reader encounters Frost as teacher and preacher, Frost's idea of how beliefs are affirmed, the simultaneous representation of adult memory and immediate childhood sensation, and the underlying duality of place and nothingness, which forms the existential background for his "stay against confusion"--The consoling purpose of Frost's poetic art."--Jacket
13 editions published between 2003 and 2005 in English and held by 574 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Robert Pack's lifelong delight in Robert Frost's intricate, beautiful, and profound poetry shines through in the essays in this book. He confronts such broad themes as mourning, inheritance, nature, and the imagination, bringing to bear historical, psychological, Darwinian, and close-textual-reading interpretive approaches. Chapter one sets Frost's work in the tradition of nature writing, from the Book of Genesis through modern American ecological works. Chapter two examines the profound influences of the Book of Job, Darwin, and evolutionary theory on Frost's thinking. There follow chapters that structurally and philosophically compare Wordsworth's "Michael" to Frost's "Wild Grapes," focusing on the themes in inheritance, grieving, and the potency of the imagination. The reader encounters Frost as teacher and preacher, Frost's idea of how beliefs are affirmed, the simultaneous representation of adult memory and immediate childhood sensation, and the underlying duality of place and nothingness, which forms the existential background for his "stay against confusion"--The consoling purpose of Frost's poetic art."--Jacket
The Bread Loaf anthology of contemporary American short stories by
Robert Pack(
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6 editions published in 1987 in English and held by 563 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
22 short stories by Ann Beattie, Raymond Carver, John Irving, Joyce Carol Oates, Cynthia Ozick, John Updike, and others
6 editions published in 1987 in English and held by 563 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
22 short stories by Ann Beattie, Raymond Carver, John Irving, Joyce Carol Oates, Cynthia Ozick, John Updike, and others
Poems of doubt and belief; an anthology of modern religious poetry by
Tom F Driver(
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2 editions published in 1964 in English and held by 518 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
138 poems, from Gerard Manley Hopkins and Yeats to the present
2 editions published in 1964 in English and held by 518 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
138 poems, from Gerard Manley Hopkins and Yeats to the present
Home from the cemetery by
Robert Pack(
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3 editions published in 1969 in English and held by 378 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 1969 in English and held by 378 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Waking to my name : new and selected poems by
Robert Pack(
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5 editions published in 1980 in English and held by 374 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
5 editions published in 1980 in English and held by 374 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Related Identities
- Parini, Jay Other Author Editor
- Bread Loaf Writers' Conference of Middlebury College Other
- Hall, Donald 1928-2018 Other Author Editor
- Frost, Robert 1874-1963 Author of introduction
- Stevens, Wallace 1879-1955
- Simpson, Louis 1923-2012 Other Editor
- Lea, Sydney 1942- Other Editor
- Driver, Tom F. (Tom Faw) 1925- Editor
- Lelash, Marjorie
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus 1756-1791 Author Creator
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Adams, Léonie, American essays American fiction American literature American literature--Minority authors American poetry Authors Authors, American Authorship Belief and doubt in literature Bohemianism Books and reading Cultural pluralism Editors Eigner, Larry, English poetry Ethnic groups Families Frost, Robert, Goldbarth, Albert Halpern, Daniel, Happiness Holmes, John Haynes, Kalstone, David Kauffman, Janet Kinship in literature Lectures and lecturing Levine, Philip, Literature Manners and customs McPherson, Sandra Meredith, William, Minorities Moss, Howard, Nature Pack, Robert, Poetics Poetry Poetry--Authorship Rago, Henry, Religious poetry, American Religious poetry, English Rocky Mountains Short stories, American Stevens, Wallace, Suffering United States United States--Northwestern States Viereck, Peter, Wieners, John,
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Robert Pack American writer
Robert Pack Amerikaans dichter
Robert Pack Ameryka\xf1ski poeta i krytyk literacki.
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