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Our appreciation of American poetry is as influenced by the personas presented in the poems as by public perception of the poets themselves. Emily Dickinson peeking from behind a doorway with large dark eyes is an indelible image superimposed over her spare, enigmatic poems. The grand gestures of Wait Whitman's voice have much to do with our reading of Song of Myself. And we cannot hear "Mending Wall" or "Mowing" without thinking of the image ...

Forty years after its original publication by the Duke University Press, Orville W. Taylor's Negro Slavery in Arkansas still stands as the only comprehensive treatment of the "peculiar institution" in the state. Long out of print and found only in rare-book stores, it is now available to a contemporary audience with this new paperback edition. Orville Taylor traces the growth of slavery from John Law's colony in the early eighteenth century th...

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A Muslim Primer covers the basic beliefs of Islam and provides an informative source for both lay and professional readers. First published in 1992, it has proven to be a valuable handbook for all attempting to better understand the tenets of the religion of a major portion of the world's population. The reader is introduced to the authority of the Quran, the prophethood of Muhammad, the Wisdom of the Law, the Five Pillars of Islam, and to oth...

When the first edition of The Made Thing was published in 1987, it was met with wide acclaim. Finally, there was an impressive anthology of contemporary southern poets that included works of established poets as well as newer, uncelebrated names. Over ten years later, almost all of those "lesser-known" poets have developed national reputations, and The Made Thing has become one of the best-selling books published by the University of Arkansas ...

When the first edition of The Made Thing was published in 1987, it was met with wide acclaim. Finally, there was an impressive anthology of contemporary southern poets that included works of established poets as well as newer, uncelebrated names. Over ten years later, almost all of those "lesser-known" poets have developed national reputations, and The Made Thing has become one of the best-selling books published by the University of Arkansas ...

Life in the Leatherwoods is one of the country's most delightful childhood memoirs, penned by an Ozark native with a keen, observant eye and a gift for narrative. John Quincy Wolf's relaxed style and colorful characters resemble those of another chronicler of nineteenth century rural life, Laura Ingalls Wilder. Wolf's acerbic wit and lucid prose infuse the White River pioneers of his story with such life that the reader participates vicariousl...

First published in 1851, this is the fictionalized account of Dr. Marcus Byrn's brief practice in eastern Arkansas and the earliest volume solely devoted to Arkansas humor.

Sid McMath was the right person at the right time for Arkansas, and he inspired a generation to consider public service. When people talk about charisma, they must have Sid McMath in mind." --From the Foreword by David Pryor, three-term U.S. Senator and two-term governor of Arkansas

This is the story of the Southern Development Bancorporation, an organization established in 1988 with headquarters in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, for the purpose of stimulating economic and community development in South Arkansas. Richard P. Taub chronicles this experiment in development banking, established by Bill Clinton when he was governor. Based somewhat on the model of Shorebank Corporation, a Chicago bank-holding corporation that had achie...

This comprehensive guide includes taxonomic keys to the families, genera, species, and infraspecific taxa of all the known vascular plants of Arkansas.

From the expeditions of de Soto in the sixteenth century to the celebrated work of such contemporary poets and prose writers as Maya Angelou and Ellen Gilchrist, Arkansas has enjoyed a rich history of letters. These voices have been, and still are, as various as the state's geography -- the Delta, the Arkansas River Valley, the Ouachita Mountains, and the Ozark Plateau. Available in two volumes, this anthology of writers from various genres --...

These poems are the best poems from Jonathan Holden's first seven books, four of which have won significant national competitions: Design for a House (The Devins Award, 1972), Leverage (The AWP Award Series, 1982), The Names of the Rapids (The Juniper Prize, 1985), and The Sublime (The Vassar Miller Prize, 1995).Holden's command of language is staggering, and his range of subjects is extensive. He writes about sex, mathematics, nationalism, pr...

A yearbook of yearbooks celebrating the connection between the old and new, the 522 photographs in Image and Reflection stir the memories of every past and present member of the University community, from its beginning at William McIlroy's farm to today's bustling campus.

Improvisations on a Missing String tells the story of Saada Rayyis, who, after a mastectomy and prior to another operation which she may not survive, considers the course of her life with the purpose of understanding not only where she has been, but also where she is going. In her attempt to cope with complex feelings of alienation and insecurity, she struggles against traditional expectations in order to secure a sense of belonging and fulfil...

Lavishly illustrated history of this important college band.

From his first book, through the National Book award finalist Once for the Last Bandit, to his newest poems, Samuel Hazo has written poetry that celebrates and solemnly honors art and mortality in the midst of vibrant living and the value of love in all our relations.

Although gothic, almost ghoulish, this 1976 Spanish Literary Critics awards winner is also wildly imaginative and lyrically written, with a translation to match". -- Publishers Weekly-- 1995 Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year-- 1995-96 Critics' Choice List

This book examines the most salient and misunderstood aspect of twentieth-century poetry, free verse.Although the form is generally approached as if it were one indissoluble lump, it is actually a group of differing poetic genres proceeding from much different assumptions. Separate chapters on T.S. Eliot, Wallace Stevens, H.D., and William Carlos Williams elucidate many of these assumptions and procedures, while other chapters address more gen...

In this novelette, William Gilmore Simms records one of the awful realities of America's early frontier, that of women trapped in ill-fated marriages. Forced into a union with her lover, Helen Halsey is exploited and victimized in a domestic situation from which there is no release.Utilizing the compression of the short novel form, Simms weaves elaborate plot lines of violence, romance, and intrigue to create a fast-moving, action-packed tale ...