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Lopate, 77, has been a host on wnyc, which is owned by new york public radio, for more than 30 years, discussing the arts, politics, food and other topics each weekday. Biography of phillip lopate born in brooklyn, new york, on november 16, 1943, philip lopate received a bachelors degree at columbia university and a phd at union graduate school. One of americas foremost essayists, who helped focus attention on the form in his acclaimed anthologythe art of the personal essay, lopate demonstrates here just how far. This comes after they were suspended in early december for allegations of inappropriate behavior. Geoff dyer a mothers tale shines with pain and laughter. Few writers have pursued this more resourcefully than phillip lopate, who started out as a novelist and poet but gained traction when he began writing lively firstperson essays in the late 1970s. Phillip lopate has had a good year, publishing to show and to tell. Born in brooklyn, new york, on november 16, 1943, philip lopate received a bachelors degree at columbia university and a phd at union graduate school. Brooklyn was the primeval ooze out of which i had crawled in order to make something of myself. Phillip lopate the current the criterion collection. Phillip lopate books list of books by author phillip lopate. Selected poems and an introductory essay, 2010, etc. His latest book is the memoir, a mothers tale, from osu.
Leonard lopate, fired wnyc host, returning to radio the. So if freud was right in saying that we can be truly happy only when our childhood ambitions are fulfilled, then i must be content to be merely content. Leonard lopate, fired wnyc host, returning to radio the new. Books by phillip lopate author of the art of the personal. He directs the nonfiction mfa program at columbia university, where he is professor of.
Phillip lopate the new book that dazzled me the most this past year, and that i loved the most, was the essays of leonard michaels. He lives in brooklyn, new york, and is adams professor of english at. While i listen to leonard lopate the authors brother regularly on npr, i was not familiar. Previously, he served as npr s correspondent covering pakistan, afghanistan, and india. Nobodys looking at you is brimful of all the eloquence, erudition and insight a thoughtful reader could want. Philip reeves is an awardwinning international correspondent covering south america. Jul 09, 2018 leonard lopate at large, a onehour program, is scheduled to start july 16. Phillip lopate s most popular book is the art of the personal essay.