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One word : contemporary writers on the words they love or loathe / edited by Molly McQuade.

1st ed.

Louisville, Ky. : Sarabande Books, ©2010.

viii, 260 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

A collection of essays in which a number of writers discuss a meaningful word and its significance in their lives, with selections by Joel Brouwer, Erin McGraw, Rachel Toor, John Shoptaw, and others.

Vocabulary.

English language -- Usage.

English language -- Lexicography.

Controlled vocabularies.

McQuade, Molly.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A / Joel Brouwer -- Ammavide / Meena Alexander -- Ardor / Laura Jacobs -- As / Brenda Hillman -- Baffle / Albert Mobilio -- Bitchin' / Star Black -- Blog / Katherine DeLorenzo -- Careen / Karen Stolz -- Colander / Lee Martin -- Corn / Katherine Karlin -- Crash / Dan Moyer -- Dammerung / Susan Bernofsky -- Darb / Erin McGraw -- Dassn't / Richard Terrill -- Dehiscence / Forrest Gander -- Dive / Peggy Shumaker -- Doom / Molly McQuade -- Echo / Rusty Morrison -- Eek / Daina Lyn Galante -- Eye / Katherine Vaz -- Fact / Srikanth Reddy -- Felt / Annie Finch -- Fiasco / Wendy Rawlings -- Filthy / Marilyn Krysl -- Floccinaucinihilipilification / Siobhan Gordon -- Florere / Vincent Katz -- Forget / Mimi Schwartz -- Gray / William Corbett -- Half-light / Maggie Hivnor -- Hope / John Rodriguez -- H.O.T.T. / Rachel Toor -- I / Cynthia Gaver -- Ickybicky / Megan Kossiakoff -- Interesting / Jayson Iwen -- Invisible / Dan Machlin -- Kankedort / Maureen N. McLane -- Lasai / Elizabeth Macklin -- Lilac / Joan Connor -- Line / Eleanor Wilner -- Midnight / Willett Thomas -- Negligee / Jane Delury -- Nut / Andrew Hudgins -- Or / Eric Ormsby -- Pants / Nathaniel Taylor -- Personal / Priscilla Becker -- Prefer / Mark Noonan -- Quipu / Arthur Sze -- Riff / Ted Anton -- Six-pack / Thylias Moss -- Solmizate / Cole Swenson -- Still / Robert Mueller -- Subitane / John Taggart -- Sweet / April Bernard -- Sweetie / Lawrence Raab -- Thermostat / Michael Martone -- Topsoil / Mary Swander -- Umami / Yong-Woong Shin -- Umunnem / Kelechi Okere -- Unknowable / Jillian Dungan -- Ur / Robin Hemley -- Verb / Lia Purpura -- Verse / Albert Goldbarth -- Very / Brock Clarke -- Warrant / Kathy Briccetti -- Wool / Daisy Fried -- Wrong / John Shoptaw.

Contributor biographical information

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1932511695

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