Download or read book Dear Editor: Poems written by Amy Newman and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2002-10-17 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Amy Newman is one of the most gifted and original poets writing in America today."—Martha Collins Each prose poem in this extraordinary volume is an impassioned letter to a nameless editor from a poet seeking publication for her collection about chess, sainthood, and the poet's lonely childhood. Taken individually, the poems display a dazzling originality; together, they form an exquisite exploration of memory and longing.