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Writing the Memoir: From Truth to Art, Second Edit

28 reviews
Judith Barrington

The Eighth Mountain Press, 2002

A must-read for those writing a memoir
An excellent book answering FAQs that you didn't know you had or if you did, you didn't know how to ask them. As I was crafting my own memoir, this book helped guide me on the path. I kept going back to it again and again as a reference, a reminder and as encouragement. Note that it has writing exercises to help you learn by doing.

Horses and the Human Soul

1 review
Judith Barrington

Story Line Press, 2004

Barrington at her best
This is the poet's third book of poems and marks a big leap forward in confidence, grasp of form, and weight of subject matter. She is sometimes funny, often wise, and the poems are elegant, some in traditional forms, others merely musical. There is a notable work about New York's twin towers ("AfterImage") written in old accentual verse, which, in its true form, falls into two columns remarkably ...

Lifesaving: A Memoir

13 reviews
Judith Barrington

The Eighth Mountain Press, 2000

Lifesaving
Judith Barrington's Lifesaving achieves a rare balance of narrative restraint and rich storytelling. As a poet,Barrington knows the power of the not-said. She holds us in thrall with the harrowing story of her parents' tragic drowning death when she was nineteen, yet she never retreats to the indulgence or overtelling that characterizes many memoirs crowding shelves today. Instead, in her ...

Intimate Wilderness Lesbian Writers On

1 review

Eighth Mountain Press

Outstanding anthology of stories, essays & poetry by 45 excellent writers
Outstanding anthology of stories, essays & poetry by 45 excellent writers I bought this for the reputation of the editor (includes a fine introduction and brief contributor biographies). And also to read the essay "Notes on Writing Sex" by Tee Corrine that is a fascinating mini auto-biography for this artist's purpose driven life. A tremendous collection of a little bit of everything ...

Intimate Wilderness

1 review
Judith Barrington

The Eighth Mountain Press, 1991

Outstanding anthology of stories, essays & poetry by 45 excellent writers
Outstanding anthology of stories, essays & poetry by 45 excellent writers I bought this for the reputation of the editor (includes a fine introduction and brief contributor biographies). And also to read the essay "Notes on Writing Sex" by Tee Corrine that is a fascinating mini auto-biography for this artist's purpose driven life. A tremendous collection of a little bit of everything ...