Jim Harrison: The Essential Poems

Synopsis

The Essential Poems Of Jim Harrison Is Distilled From Nearly 1,000 Poems That Appeared In Fourteen Volumes--from Visionary Lyrics And Meditative Suites To Shape-shifting Ghazals And Prose-poem Letters. Teeming Throughout These Pages Are Harrison's Legendary Passions And Appetites, His Meditations, Rages, And Love-songs To The Natural World. The New York Times Concluded A Review From Early In Harrison's Career With A Provocative Quote: 'this Is Poetry Worth Loving, Hating, And Fighting Over, A Subjective Mirror Of Our American Days And Needs.' That Sentiment Still Holds True, As Jim Harrison's Essential Poems Continue To Call For Our Fiercest Attention-- Edited By Joseph Bednarik. Includes Indexes.