The virgin of Bennington
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Shy and sheltered as a young woman, Kathleen Norris wasn't prepared for the sex, drugs, and bohemianism of Bennington College in the late 1960s and when she moved to New York City after graduation, it was a case of out of the frying pan and into the fire. In this chronicle, Norris remembers the education she received, both formal and fortuitous; the influence of her mentor Betty Kray, who shunned the spotlight while serving as a guiding force in the poetry world of the late 20th century; her encounters with such figures as James Merrill, Jim Carroll, Denise Levertov, Stanley Kunitz, Patti Smith, and Erica Jong; and her eventual decision to leave Manhattan for the less-crowded landscape she described so memorably in Dakota. This account of the making of a young writer will resonate with anyone who has stumbled bravely into a bigger world and found the poetry that lurks on rooftops and in railroad apartments and with anyone who has enjoyed the blessings of inspiring teachers and great friends.
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Subjects
Alumni and alumnae
Autobiographies
Bennington College -- Alumni and alumnae -- Biography
Biography & Autobiography
Childhood and youth
Electronic books
Homes and haunts
New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
Nonfiction
Norris, Kathleen
Norris, Kathleen, -- 1947- -- Childhood and youth
Norris, Kathleen, -- 1947- -- Homes and haunts -- New York (State) -- New York
Poets, American
Poets, American -- 20th century -- Biography
Social life and customs
Autobiographies
Bennington College -- Alumni and alumnae -- Biography
Biography & Autobiography
Childhood and youth
Electronic books
Homes and haunts
New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
Nonfiction
Norris, Kathleen
Norris, Kathleen, -- 1947- -- Childhood and youth
Norris, Kathleen, -- 1947- -- Homes and haunts -- New York (State) -- New York
Poets, American
Poets, American -- 20th century -- Biography
Social life and customs
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9781573229135
9781440623417
9781440623417
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Biography & Autobiography
Electronic books
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Nonfiction
Norris, Kathleen, -- 1947- -- Childhood and youth
Norris, Kathleen, -- 1947- -- Homes and haunts -- New York (State) -- New York
Poets, American -- 20th century -- Biography
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Biography & Autobiography
Electronic books
New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
Nonfiction
Norris, Kathleen, -- 1947- -- Childhood and youth
Norris, Kathleen, -- 1947- -- Homes and haunts -- New York (State) -- New York
Poets, American -- 20th century -- Biography
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Biography & Autobiography
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Homes and haunts
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Poets, American
Social life and customs
Biography & Autobiography
Childhood and youth
Homes and haunts
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Norris, Kathleen
Poets, American
Social life and customs
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