All This Thinking: The Correspondence of Bernadette Mayer and Clark Coolidge [Paperback]

All This Thinkingexplores the deep friendship and the critical and creative thinking between Bernadette Mayer and Clark Coolidge, focusing on an intense three-year period in their three decades of correspondence.Stephanie Andersonis an assistant professor of literature and creative writing at Duke Kunshan University in China. She is the author of three books of poetry and the coeditor ofAll This Thinking: The Correspondence of Bernadette Mayer and Clark Coolidge(UNM Press).

Kristen Tapsonis a scholar-in-residence in the Department of Art, Art History & Visual Studies at Duke University, where she is also an instructor in Information Science + Studies. Her research focuses on experimental practices in poetry and science.All This Thinkingreveals one of the most significant literary friendships of postwar America. The blend of intimacy, fun, and poetic reflection makes this volume not just a deeply enjoyable read but one that will also provoke new understandings of poetry as lived experience.--Ann Vickery, author ofLeaving Lines of Gender: A Feminist Genealogy of Language Writing