Drifting on a Read: Jazz as a Model for Writing

Series: Suny Series, Interruptions: Border Testimony(ies) and Critic

For almost a century, writers such as Ralph Ellison, Michael Ondaatje, and Ishmael Reed have expressed an affinity for jazz, hearing the music as a model for writing. Michael Jarrett examines their work and the work of others who have brought jazz into language, pushing "interpretation" into the realm of "invention."About the Author: Michael Jarrett is Associate Professor of English at The Pennsyl