A Hard, Easy Way: With an Introduction by George Leone, Afterword by Bruce Mitchell - Softcover

Atkinson, Alan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1478710764 ISBN 13: 9781478710769

Publisher: Outskirts Press, 2013

Synopsis

Alan Atkinson's insight into a depth of understanding of life is a central theme in this well-crafted and crucial collection of poetry. His kindness, love, generosity, and keen intellect are evident in this body of work. This small volume is a moving body of work and will delight anyone who appreciates poetry. Alan ". . . loved to associate with people, some quite caught up with self, some under the delusion that they were free of self, and some . . . in a perpetual struggle with self. With all of us, Alan conveyed a penetrating understanding and an accepting compassion. . . One day I came by his dorm room . . . I saw him smoking a cigar and so intent on his typing that he did not see me. He invited me in and began telling me about his irrepressible urge to write poetry. He said, 'I have to write poetry. It's who I am and it's what I must do.'"George Leone

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About the Author

Alan Atkinson (1925-1994) was born near Seattle. Atkinson's grandfather founded the first commercial ice creamery in Washington, and it was in this air of plenty that Alan drove his grandmother's Duesenberg to college. He later graduated with a Master's Degree from Columbia University and he pursued theatre studies at New York's Gene Frankel Workshop. He lectured extensively: Autonoma Universidad de Cuidad Juarez; University of Maryland; University College, Cork (Ireland); Rutgers University; and, University of Texas at El Paso.

Edition details

• Publisher: Outskirts Press
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1478710764
• ISBN 13: 9781478710769
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112