HERE ARE SOME LINKS!
The most important first read is the Seneca Review.For years John D'Agata and Deborah Tall promoted the Lyric Essay. Take a look at their very apt description here.
Here are some other great ones if you want to get started. You'll be reading these this coming week!
The most important first read is the Seneca Review.For years John D'Agata and Deborah Tall promoted the Lyric Essay. Take a look at their very apt description here.
Here are some other great ones if you want to get started. You'll be reading these this coming week!
Sally J. Johnson:
Brian Doyle:
Theresa Barnett:
Lia Purpura:
Sasha Steensen:
Steven Church:
The Memory Collective:
Emma Bolden:

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ReplyDeleteThank you Sarah! I'd already read the Seneca Review article, but I was struck by the absolute erratic beauty of some of the essays. When I say erratic, I mean that in the most complimentary way, because they reflect how my brain works. Almost frightening, actually.
ReplyDeleteI was at an inaugural meeting of a book club yesterday and the ladies were quite amused by the circuitous path my brain would take within a span of a few minutes. I've already started playing with the form (which I haven't used in the past).