Name: A Harp in the Stars
ISBN: 9781496217745

Randon Billings Noble

Randon Billings Noble has collected a range of lyric essays in a variety of forms that showcase the essay’s openness to experimentation, reliance on authentic voice, and potential to explore complex subject matter.

An Anthology of Lyric Essays

A Harp in the Stars

Kyra Ann Dawkins

Dennis Jacob Rosenfeld

Lyric essays is not a genre I know very well so I was quite curious when I came across this anthology from University of Nebraska Press. Now, it might be my favorite type of essay. I’ve been openly weeping whilst reading several of these and the beauty of the prose is at times quite overwhelming. The essays draw a great deal of power from not being easily pinned down. They are many genres all at once. They connect the readers with their humanity and are lyrical in ways I didn’t imagine essays could be. The one by Lidia Yuknavitch broke my heart. It is scheduled for an October 1st release.

Ana Hein

3.5 some essays in here are brilliant, others confusing and a little too lyric for my personal taste

A Harp in the Stars An Anthology of Lyric Essays

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