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Focusing on the author's deep friendship with poet Robert Dunn, this memoir reflects on life in early 1990s Portsmouth, New Hampshire, a city now transformed by development. It serves as both an elegy for a lost era and an exploration of solitude amidst contemporary chaos. Through Dunn's off-the-grid existence, the narrative delves into the demands of writing and the essence of creativity, offering a poignant look at a unique friendship and the changing landscape of a once-rough coastal community.
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The Penny Poet of Portsmouth, Katherine Towler
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- Released
- 2017
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- Title
- The Penny Poet of Portsmouth
- Subtitle
- A Memoir of Place, Solitude, and Friendship
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Katherine Towler
- Publisher
- Catapult
- Released
- 2017
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 275
- ISBN13
- 9781619029101
- Description
- Focusing on the author's deep friendship with poet Robert Dunn, this memoir reflects on life in early 1990s Portsmouth, New Hampshire, a city now transformed by development. It serves as both an elegy for a lost era and an exploration of solitude amidst contemporary chaos. Through Dunn's off-the-grid existence, the narrative delves into the demands of writing and the essence of creativity, offering a poignant look at a unique friendship and the changing landscape of a once-rough coastal community.