Books by John A. Hall

In 1993, the term Performance Writing suggested simply writing for performance. By 2011, when the author became the first Professor of Performance Writing, it had attained a wider currency in discussions of contemporary writing, and had entered the curriculum well beyond its intense first development at the adventurous Dartington College of Arts.

This companion volume to On Performance Writing, with implicated readings, brings together most of the essays on the reading and writing of poetry by the poet and teacher, John Hall. The first part addresses current issues for poetry, considered both formally and contextually; the second part develops these through readings of specific poems.

Brings together most of John Hall's poems for the page written since the publication of "Else Here in 1999".

Is the United States a nation of materialistic loners whose politics are dictated by ethnic, racial, religious, or sexual identities? This book explores the institutional structures of American society, emphasizing its ability to accommodate difference and reduce conflict.