Tree of heaven : poems

Tree of heaven : poems / by James McKean.

This second book by James McKean displays a large, dignified, and precise talent - McKean is always looking and reaching out to the difficult world, pulling it to him for examination. Although beginning with outward themes of travels and crossings, Tree of Heaven circles in the end to the journeys o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McKean, James, 1946 July 4-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Iowa City, IA : University of Iowa Press, ©1995.
Series:Iowa poetry prize.
Subjects:
Poetry.
American poetry.
poetry.
POETRY > American > General.
American poetry
Poetry
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Table of Contents:
  • Fireflies
  • Sow bear
  • Teaching canaries how to sing
  • Tell me
  • This way, please
  • The place of mosquitoes
  • Whispering in Leo Kauf's ear
  • The ride back
  • Rowboat
  • Worry dolls
  • Heron
  • The night before a morning's fishing
  • Your leaving
  • Lava flow, wahaula
  • Ice
  • Skin test
  • Whale rock
  • Les grues
  • The try-your-strength machine at the Tivoli Gardens
  • House wrens
  • Breakneck
  • Fake id
  • Splitting wood
  • Reunion, Cannon Beach
  • A hawk in the yard
  • Net
  • A story after dinner
  • Two magpies
  • Just in case
  • Snow angel
  • Orchard
  • Tree of heaven
  • Concert
  • Pelican
  • In the mind's eye
  • Fire line
  • Silver thaw
  • Driving to Multnomah Falls
  • The blessing of habit
  • First snow
  • Quarry
  • Dead reckoning
  • Rider
  • Hooking yourself.

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