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04807aam a22005418i 4500 001 52096286DCB911EC8436229451ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220526010039 008 211002s2022 iau b 000 0aeng 010 $a 2021045262 020 $a 1609388356 020 $a 9781609388355 035 $a (OCoLC)1284917183 040 $a LBSOR/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d BDX $d YDX $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d NUI $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us-ia $a n-us-ia 050 00 $a CT275.P84267 $b A3 2022 100 1 $a Price, John, $d 1966- $e author. 245 10 $a All is leaf : $b essays and transformations / $c John T. Price. 263 $a 2205 264 1 $a Iowa City, Iowa : $b University of Iowa Press, $c [2022] 300 $a 225 pages ; $c 23 cm. 490 0 $a A Bur Oak book 520 $a "All is Leaf is John Price's fifth book of creative nonfiction, and picks up many of the central themes that have drawn readers to his earlier work-parenting, nature, childhood, community, spirituality and the writing life. It also frequently uses the humorous style for which he's become known. But these themes take on new shape and substance in the more experimental approaches found in All is Leaf. The essays are written from Price's perspective as a parent, husband, friend, teacher, writer, environmentalist and citizen. The title was inspired by the philosophies of both Goethe and Thoreau, who felt that change and transformation-personal, societal, environmental-were best embodied by plant leaves. The form of All is Leaf reflects this theme: sixteen essays that employ multiple forms and voices, all rooted in personal experience, but intended to reflect and respond to the rapidly changing nature of our times. It is a collection ideally positioned for use in the classroom, offering students (and teachers) examples of, and reflection on, a wide range of essayistic possibilities. Many of the pieces were written with younger, college-age audiences in mind. In essays such as "My Rock-n-Roll Road Song," "My Wild Animal Attack Story," "My Essay on the Essay," "My Rankin/Bass Christmas Special," "My Epic Norse Saga to Live By," "My Science Fiction Horror Story," and so on, ordinary life, it seems, is far from ordinary. The people and places and vocations and democracy we sometimes take for granted-and the too-often unexpressed, inconsistent, messy love we feel for them-have now taken on new significance in our era of uncertainty. Or should. All is Leaf, through an unconventional mix of voices and forms, seeks to elevate those daily experiences to a more deserving level of moral, even mythic significance, whether in Price's life or in the lives of readers"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 505 0 $a My grant application letter (and introduction) : concerning this exceptional research project -- My childhood ghost story : the burnt plane -- My rock 'n' roll road song : confessions of a prairie lounge singer -- My wild animal attack story : peacock, beware! -- My essay on the essay : on Hoagland, turtles, and the courage of simile -- My Rankin/Bass Christmas special : holidays on green -- My science fiction horror story : secret of the ninth planet : a weird tale -- My graphic memoir : the author with pipe, in startlement (by his 4-year-old son) -- My courtroom drama : the last case -- My archaeological dig site : among the ruins of Bethsaida (on 30 years of teaching creative nonfiction) -- My near death experience/Elvis tribute : appendicized -- My break-up letter : dear America -- My Arctic erotica : fifty shades of Grimsey -- My pre-game pep talks : the impossible season -- My workout testimonial in the time of COVID (and conclusion) : pizza night on Planet Fitness. 600 10 $a Price, John, $d 1966- 600 10 $a Price, John, $d 1966- $x Travel. 600 10 $a Price, John, $d 1966- $x Childhood and youth. 600 17 $a Price, John, $d 1966- $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00497163 650 0 $a College teachers $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a College teaching $z United States. 650 0 $a Authorship. 650 7 $a Authorship. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00822442 650 7 $a College teachers. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00868114 650 7 $a College teaching. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00868201 650 7 $a Travel. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01155558 651 0 $a Iowa $v Biography. 651 7 $a Iowa. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01205835 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919896 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 lcgft 710 2 $a University of Iowa Press, $e publisher. 941 $a 3 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117025836.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20231012013247.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20230202010231.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=52096286DCB911EC8436229451ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search