Ata MoharreriThree Takes on One of Frank Stanford’s PoemsFrank Stanford was born August 1, 1948. I asked a couple folks currently working on Stanford related material to share their thoughts on…7 min read·Aug 1, 2023----
Ata MoharreriFrank Stanford’s Lament and Some of His Biography with James McWilliamsFrank Stanford died on June 3, 1978. James McWilliams, currently writing Stanford’s biography forthcoming with the University of Arkansas…20 min read·Jun 3, 2023--3--3
Ata MoharreriFrank Stanford’s “Tapsticks,” a Conversation with James McWilliamsAt the beginning of July, I spoke on the phone with James McWilliams, a writer and professor based in Austin, TX. McWilliams is writing…20 min read·Aug 1, 2022----
Ata MoharreriMy Answer to a Student Who Asked About Frank Stanford’s TitlesA student recently asked me about Frank Stanford’s titles and asked if Stanford made up the title It Wasn’t a Dream: It Was a Flood (1974)…4 min read·Apr 20, 2022----
Ata MoharreriSmoking Grapevine: Outline and Concordance for Frank Stanford’s _The Battlefield Where The Moon…The text presented here offers a roadmap to Frank Stanford’s epic poem The Battlefield Where the Moon Says I Love You. Neither the first…2 min read·Jan 4, 2022----
Ata MoharreriPart II Of The Battlefield Where The Moon Says I Love You, A Conversation*One late Friday afternoon in the South Bronx I walked the couple blocks from my apartment to my office, a rented room the size of a closet…35 min read·Aug 1, 2021--2--2
Ata MoharreriFrank Stanford’s The Battlefield Where The Moon Says I Love You:A Conversation Between James McWilliams and Ata Moharreri, January 2021 (Part I of II)24 min read·Jun 3, 2021----
Ata MoharreriFrank Stanford’s The Battlefield Where The Moon Says I Love You NotesExpanded outline to help readers gain context and follow the story.1 min read·Aug 1, 2020--1--1
Ata MoharreriFrank Stanford’s The Battlefield Where The Moon Says I Love You OutlineThis is an outline for the reprinted edition of The Battlefield Where The Moon Says I Love You.6 min read·Aug 1, 2020----
Ata MoharreriFrank Stanford Chapbook AssignmentI visited the University of Arkansas Libraries’ Special Collections to view Frank Stanford’s first edition books one afternoon during the…5 min read·Mar 21, 2019----