<p> This is a collection of essays on the life and writing of W.D. Ehrhart poet essayist memoirist and teacher. The twenty contributors--scholars publishers poets--are from the U.S. France Britain the Netherlands Austria India and Japan. Some are Vietnam or Iraq war veterans. The collection overall studies various aspects of Ehrhart's writing as well as his direct influence on the lives of people both as a writer and as a teacher. The volume concludes with a selection of Ehrhart poems chosen by the contributors because they embody some quality discussed in the essays. The book includes a selected bibliography of Bill Ehrhart's published writings.</p>