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"When New York Times-bestselling author 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"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Includes bibliographic references (pages 235-254). |
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Calhoun, Ada.
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Calhoun, Ada -- Family.
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Schjeldahl, Peter.
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O'Hara, Frank, 1926-1966.
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Women authors, American -- 21st century -- Biography.
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Art critics -- United States -- Biography.
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Poets -- United States -- Biography.
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Fathers and daughters -- United States -- Biography.
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Women journalists -- United States -- Biography.
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Poets, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
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American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Fathers and daughters -- United States.
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East Village (New York, N.Y.)
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East Village (New York, N.Y.) -- Biography.
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Autobiographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Calhoun, Ada. Also a poet New York : Grove Press, 2022 9780802159786 (NjBwBT)bl2022016687 (OCoLC)1281655067 |
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9780802159793 |
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0802159796 |
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