Reveala how St Louis was absolutely indispensable to Tennessee Williams' formation and development both as a person and artist. Unlike the prevailing scholarly narrative that suggests that Williams discovered himself in the deep South and New Orleans, Blue Song reveals that Williams remained emotionally tethered to St Louis.
"Blue Song: St. Louis in the Life and Work of Tennessee Williams is the first book to document the playwright's difficult relationship with St. Louis, the city he despised as 'St. Pollution,' but never left behind"