Overview

Multi-genre anthology: This collection includes a great mix of short essays, poetry, and fiction by prominent writers from each genre, some never published before. Full-color illustration throughout, with 50+ full-color photos Literary luminaries have provided permission for use of their work and are excited about the collection, with proceeds benefiting the Elizabeth Bishop House, which has been purchased by the famed Key West Literary Seminar. Support from a strong literary community: The editor is part of and will enlist the Key West literary community, known for its dedicated engagement with writing and literature.

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Author:   Carey Winfrey ,  William Wright
Publisher:   John F Blair Publisher
Imprint:   Carolina Wren Press
ISBN:  

9781958888056

ISBN 10:   1958888052
Pages:   350
Publication Date:   02 November 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable  
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Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword by Carey Winfrey Preface by William Wright ISLAND FEVER Vroom, Vroom by Frank Deford  Finding Mañana by Mirta Ojito Welcome Home by Meg Cabot  Poetry Workshop Held in a Former Cigar Factory in Key West by Billy Collins  Standoff at Sea by Mary Kay Zuravleff The Geographical Cure by Lee Smith Our First Time by George Cooper A Susurration of Palms by Thomas Swick Lucky Ducking by Arlo Haskell Duck, Boogie by Mark Hedden Otherwhere by Hal Crowther Floating Island by Kathryn Kilgore Squall by Jeffrey Cardenas Turtle Eggs by Brian Antoni The Last Resort by Alison Lurie Grinnell Street Rag by Rosalind Brackenbury Homesick by Peyton Evans Varadero Dreaming by Alejandro F. Pascual Be Careful What You Wish For by Judy Blume Two Houses by Joy Williams Second Thoughts by Pico Iyer Invisible Island by Arlo Haskell Serving in Florida by Barbara Ehrenreich Paradise Lost by Philip Caputo Key West Is Ruined by Nancy Klingener This Beautiful Place by Daniel Menaker Key West by Harvey Shapiro The Forever Cycle by Thomas McGuane   ABSENT FRIENDS Hemingway’s Key West by Joy Williams Farther Out by Paul Hendrickson A Poet’s House by Lynn Kaufelt Where Greatness Lived by Arida Wright Ready and Willing by Thomas Travisano Late Air by Elizabeth Bishop Gregorio Valdes, 1879-1939 by Elizabeth Bishop Charming Tennessee by Lynn Kaufelt Tennessee in Extremis by Joy Williams Killing Me Softly by Thomas McGuane Ebb and Flow by John Leslie A Good Omen by Joy Williams Bard of Pleasures by Phyllis Rose Oral History, Interviews by Nancy Klingenerr     Ellen Welters Sanchez     Kermit “Shine” Forbes Not of This World by Alison Lurie Merrill at the Gym by Bill Yankee Key West Aquarium, The Sawfish by James Merrill  A Poet at Heart by Phyllis Rose Letter from Key West, For Elizabeth Bishop by John Malcolm Brinnin Watching Screwball Comedies with Harry Mathews by Ann Beattie Dear Harry by Rosalind Brackenbury The New Tourism by Harry Mathews Walks in the Wild  by Hal Crowther Key West Cowboy by Glenn Frankel Sunburned Sage by Hal Crowther American Dreamer  by Michael Mewshaw Misnomer by Elena Castedo Remembering Liz by Joy Williams One of a Kind by William Wright Full Moon, Key West by Elizabeth Bishop

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Carey Winfrey is a veteran American journalist who has worked in a number of media outlets through his career including Time, the New York Times, WNET, and CBS Cable, among others. He was the founding editor of Memories magazine and the former editor-in-chief of Cuisine, American Health, and Smithsonian magazines. He is a part-time resident of Key West.

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