A01=Wesley McNair
Author_Wesley McNair
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Product details
- ISBN 9781567920949
- Dimensions: 146 x 210mm
- Publication Date: 12 Nov 1998
- Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Whether homages to “Old Cadillacs” or reflections on “Why We Need Poetry,” these poems demonstrate Wesley McNair’s ability to tell a life in a line and to disclose the knowledge of the heart. How McNair’s characters talk about their difficulties — or why they can’t — is central to this collection, as are meditations in which the poet speaks directly to the reader about the trials and affirmations of human experience.
Wesley McNair has twice been invited to read his poetry by the Library of Congress, served five times on the jury for the Pulitzer Prize in poetry, received the PEN New England Award for Literary Excellence in Poetry, and was honored with a United States Artists Fellowship as one of America's "finest living artists." His most recent book-length poem is Dwellers in the House of the Lord.
