Ryan van Cleave

Magical Breasts of Britney Spears the

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Produktbeschreibung

"Ryan Van Cleave¿s explosive riffs roll over the American pop culture landscape like a caffeined-up emcee from the dark side. Trying to keep up with his quick wit and dizzying leaps may leave you out of breath, but gasping with surprise and wonder, marveling at how¿beneath the glitz¿Van Cleave has found the sick, twisted soul of this country." ¿Jim Daniels, author of Show and Tell

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Red Hen Press
• Seitenzahl: 104
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 178mm x 5mm
• Gewicht: 181g
• ISBN-13: 9781597090674
• ISBN-10: 1597090670
• Artikelnr.: 26876339

Autorenporträt

Born in Neenah, Wisconsin, Ryan G. Van Cleave grew up in the northwest suburbs of Chicago before attending Northern Illinois University, where he studied English and Philosophy. He received his M.A. in fiction and American Literature from Florida State University, as well as a Ph.D. in poetry and American Literature. He is the author of five poetry collections, including a co-authored book (with Cuban-American writer Virgil Suarez) entitled Landscape & Dream. Also with Virgil Suarez, he co-edited four poetry anthologies published by the University of Iowa Press, including Like Thunder: Poets Respond to Violence in America, which received the 2002 American Poetry Anthology Award. Ryan is also the editor of Contemporary American Poetry: Behind the Scenes (Allyn & Bacon/Longman, 2003) and co-editor (with Todd James Pierce) of Behind the Short Story: From First to Final Draft (Allyn & Bacon/Longman, 2006). His latest book is entitled The Magical Breasts of Britney Spears and is published with Red Hen Press. He teaches creative writing and literature at Clemson University; he also serves as Poetry Editor for The South Carolina Review.