This is the much awaited authorized biography of American writer and artist Kenneth Patchen (1911-1972). Smith has completed an earlier critical study KENNETH PATCHEN (Twayne) and a video docu-drama KENNETH PATCHEN: AN ART OF ENGAGEMENT (1989). Here this American rebel artist stands exposed as a person of great strength and perseverence. His and wife Miriam's story is one of the great love stories in American literature.

Kenneth Patchen, Rebel Poet in America

Biographies & Memoirs

Smith, Larry R.

Arts & Literature

Bottom Dog Pr

Author Jim Daniels on Smith's memoir writing: "Larry Smith writes of a life full of personal challenges, a life full of consistent engagement with the larger world, and a life full of commitment to making it a better place--as a husband, father, writer, and editor. Smith has worn a lot of hats, and he's worn them well. His story here of his home town has the emotional resonance of all of his writing making the point that working-class lives like his in communities like his are important to our culture and history. They matter."

Mingo Town & Memories

Parenting & Relationships

Bird Dog Publishing

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