Love, H: The Letters of Helene Dorn and Hettie Jones

Hettie Jones

Published by Duke University Press 2016

Love, H

The Letters of Helene Dorn and Hettie Jones

Hettie Jones

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780822374152

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About this book

Love, H is an intimate selection of letters from a forty-year correspondence between writer Hettie Jones and painter and sculptor Helene Dorn, who both survived their time as wives in the Beat bohemia of the 1960s and went on to successful artistic careers of their own.

Author / Editor information

Hettie Jones is the author of numerous books, including her memoir of the Beat scene How I Became Hettie Jones; the poetry collection Drive; and the young adult Big Star Fallin’ Mama: Five Women in Black Music. She has published in many newspapers and magazines, including the Village Voice, Global City Review, and Ploughshares. She currently teaches in the Graduate Writing Program at The New School, the 92nd Street Y, and the Lower Eastside Girls Club, and she previously taught at several colleges and universities in New York and elsewhere. Jones lives in New York City.

Reviews

"This moving portrait of a friendship has much to offer those with an interest in the lives of women writers and artists."

-- Publishers Weekly

"What does emerge is an inkling of the friendship, understanding, and empathy between the two women who saw themselves as 'Babes in Boyland.'... A fertile trove...."

-- Kirkus Reviews

"[T]his book makes an important contribution to the growing literature on women in the Beat Generation."

-- William Gargan Library Journal

"This captivating chronicle of a free wheeling dialogue between two phenomenal women resonates with depth, support and mature self-awareness. More then a fascinating record of contemporary friendship, Hettie Jones and Helene Dorn personify brave, full artistic lives enriched by their enduring platonic love."

-- Ilka Scobie American Book Review

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Language: English
Publisher: Duke University Press
Audience: General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 480
Illustrations
- Other: 21 illustrations, incl. 10 in color

eBook

Published: September 22, 2016
ISBN: 9780822374152