preface by dana wilde i
preface by jerry w. ward�� jr. v
chapter 1��a critic��s historical mission
�Dan interview with professor charles altieri 1
chapter 2��a representative of the best black studies
�Dan interview with professor houston a. baker�� jr. 6
chapter 3��a sketch of the occupy wall street movement poet
�Dan interview with stephen boyer 14
chapter 4��a historical novelist who crosses the borderline of history and fiction
�Dan interview with geraldine brooks 22
chapter 5��a writer��s playwriting and his other working
�Dan interview with harold ellis clark 31
chapter 6��a woman writer and editor of multi-ethnic literature of the united states
�Dan interview with professor martha j. cutter 38
chapter 7��never too old to write
�Dan interview with professor ann deagon 44
chapter 8��writing inside out
�Dan interview with anne fadiman 54
chapter 9����l(f��)iving with the dead�� against death
�Dan interview with fred gardaphe 58
chapter 10��a black writer��s political polemics
�Dan interview with professor floyd w. hayes 68
chapter 11��a haiku poet with a history to tell
�Dan interview with thomas heffernan 79
chapter 12��literature as a lens for social change
�Dan interview with dr. sarah hentges 89
chapter 13��a spokesperson for native american poetry
�Dan interview with joy harjo 102
chapter 14��rethinking human health and animal rights
�Dan interview with john lawson 107
chapter 15��a critic of nineteenth-century american literature and culture
�Dan interview with professor william e. lenz 115
chapter 16��cultural criticism and the politics of african american literature
�Dan interview with dr. reginald martin 123
chapter 17��a champion of the humanist legacy
�Dan interview with r. baxter miller 131
chapter 18��a politically committed poet
�Dan interview with e. ethelbert miller 140
chapter 19��english language haiku poet and mentor
�Dan interview with lenard d. moore 150
chapter 20��a silhouette of a socially committed poet
�Dan interview with grace ocasio 162
chapter 21��a smorgasbord of different savory dishes on his literary table
�Dan interview with david radavich 167
chapter 22��a professor mixes media in the message
�Dan interview with howard rambsy ii 176
chapter 23��woman scholar keen on periodical literature
�Dan interview with susan harris smith 184
chapter 24��a researcher of food identity and culture
�Dan interview with professor wenying xu 196
chapter 25��black cultural defender and cross-cultural advocate
�Dan interview with professor jerry w. ward�� jr 205
chapter 26��an environment guarder
�Dan interview with mary whitney 216
chapter 27��a sketch of a follower of henry david thoreau in maine
�Dan interview with professor dana wilde 222
bibliography 232
epilogue 240