Publisher's Synopsis
From the beginning in 1976, well before the current plethora of essay anthologies, the editors of "The Pushcart Prize" recognized and celebrated the essay. This collection selects opinions and reflections on much of the social, literary and political history of recent decades from authors including Andre Dubus, Thomas Lynch, Charles Simic, Louise Erdrich, Philip Lopate; Donald Barthelme; Seamus Heaney, William Kittredge, Noami Shihab Nye, Philip Levine and many more.