Articles on George Sterling
Review of: THE THRIST OF SATAN
“THE THRIST OF SATAN, "Poems of fantasy and terror," by George Sterling," Edited by S.T. Joshi, Hippocampus Press, ISBN 0-9721644-6-4 "...I am not sure that poetry...”
Deep-Sea Matrimony: George Sterling’s Abalone Song Stretches Back More than a Century
“The expanded version of this article can be found in: Deep-Sea Matrimony: George Sterling and "The Abalone Song," by Geoffrey Dunn. Fall/Winter 2008 edition of...”
George Sterling's 'Wine of Wizardry' sparked a clash of critics
“While many Bay Area literati celebrated the 50th anniversary of Jack Kerouac's Beat masterpiece "On the Road" earlier this year, 2007 also marks the centenary...”
Book review "Footloose in Arcadia"
“Footloose in Arcadia: A Personal Record of Jack London, George Sterling, Ambrose Bierce. By Joseph Noel. New York: Carrick & Evans, Inc. 1940. 330 pp. $3.00. In a...”
Introduction for "Sonnets to Craig"
“Many strange experiences have been imagined by poets and woven into sonnet sequences; but few of them stranger than the story contained in the metal box which rests...”
George Sterling's Place In Modern Poetry
“During his lifetime, and even more during the years immediately following his death, a genius is seldom likely to receive rational discussion in his own community....”
“[As the founder and editor of Poetry, Monroe was a key figure in the American "poetry renaissance" that took place in the early twentieth century....”
Intellectual California: A Few of Her Story-Writers, Poets, Painters, Scientists, Historians
“[Markham was an American poet, critic, and protégé of Ambrose Bierce. His best-known poem, "The Man with the Hoe," is typical of his work, exhibiting...”
“[In the following excerpt, the critic reviews The House of Orchids, and Other Poems.] The saying goes that poets are born, not made, but the fact...”
“[In the following excerpt, Hooker praises Sterling's facility as a poet but criticizes the absence in his work of ideas or a philosophy.] Stevenson once said...”
“[In the following excerpt, the critic reviews The Testimony of the Suns, and Other Poems.] In The Testimony of the Suns and Other Poems, by George...”