Also a poet : Frank O'Hara, my father, and me / Ada Calhoun.
"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.
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-254). |
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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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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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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 | - |
Easton Main Library | 818.6 C152a (Text) | 31901004610624 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |