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Also a poet : Frank O'Hara, my father, and me / Ada Calhoun.

Calhoun, Ada, (author.).

Summary:
"When Ada Calhoun stumbled upon old cassette tapes of interviews her father, celebrated art critic Peter Schjeldahl, had conducted for his never-completed biography of poet Frank O'Hara, she set out to finish the book her father had started forty years earlier. As a lifelong O'Hara fan who grew up amid his bohemian cohort in the East Village, Calhoun thought the project would be easy, even fun, but the deeper she dove, the more she had to face not just O'Hara's past, but also her father's, and her own. The result is a groundbreaking and kaleidoscopic memoir that weaves compelling literary history with a moving, honest, and tender story of a complicated father-daughter bond. Also a Poet explores what happens when we want to do better than our parents, yet fear what that might cost us; when we seek their approval, yet mistrust it. In reckoning with her unique heritage, as well as providing new insights into the life of one of our most important poets, Calhoun offers a brave and hopeful meditation on parents and children, artistic ambition, and the complexities of what we leave behind."

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780802159786
  • ISBN: 0802159788
  • Physical Description: 259 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Grove Press, 2022.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-254).
Subject: Schjeldahl, Peter.
Calhoun, Ada.
O'Hara, Frank, 1926-1966.
Poets > Biography.
Art critics > Biography.
Father and child.
Parent and child.
East Village (New York, N.Y.)
Genre: Autobiographies.

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  • 9 of 10 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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  • 0 current holds with 10 total copies.
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Abington Community Library 92 CALHOUN (Text) 50687011782540 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Albright Memorial Library 92 CALHOUN (Text) 50686016189503 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Altoona Area Public Library 818.6 CAL (Text) 33240004697283 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Emmaus Public Library B CALHOUN (Text) 36446002070814 Adult Biography Available -
Indian Valley Public Library Biography O'Hara (Text) 39427103663514 Nonfiction Room: Adult Biography Available -
Martin Library Adults Calhoun Biography (Text) 33454005878608 2nd Floor Available -
Paul Smith Library of Southern York County Adults 818.6 CAL Nonfiction (Text) 34318001213988 Adult Area Checked Out 05/09/2024
Allentown Public Library 818.6 CALH (Text) 34455006918466 Adult Nonfiction 1st FL Available -
Bethlehem Main Library B CALHOUN (Text) 33062009674814 Adult Biography Available -
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