cover image Random Essays: Recollections of a Publisher

Random Essays: Recollections of a Publisher

James Laughlin. Moyer Bell, $11.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-918825-87-2

Founder of New Directions, essayist and poet Laughlin offers intimate reminiscences about Ezra Pound, Gertrude Stein and Kenneth Patchen, among others. According to PW , ``most of the 16 pieces are of recent vintage, and while some are more substantial than others, the writing is always vigorous, graceful and direct.'' (Dec.)