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Lyric Essay is a literary hybrid that combines elements of poetry, essay, and memoir.[1] The lyric essay is a relatively new form of creative nonfiction.
John D’Agata and Deborah Tall published a definition of the lyric essay in the Seneca Review in 1997: "The lyric essay takes from the prose poem in its density and shapeliness, its distillation of ideas and musicality of language."[2]
A forerunner of the lyrical essay is Truman Capote, author of In Cold Blood (1966), a book which introduced the nonfiction American novel.[3]
- ^ "HWS: Seneca Review". www.hws.edu. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
- ^ Dess, G. D. "The Perils and Pitfalls of the Lyrical Essay". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
- ^ Lab, Purdue Writing. "Lyric Essays // Purdue Writing Lab". Purdue Writing Lab. Retrieved 2020-09-21.