Pastoral, 1994 Author|Issa Musharbash

Pastoral, 1994 Author|Issa MusharbashJoe Wilkins' Pastoral, 1994 calls compellingly into the lyric quietness, labor, and rituals of the rural West and its communities, bringing readers close to the earth, to the ditches, to the "flowery stink of alfalfa hot breath of wheat." Enfolding its reader in a living, breathing landscape, this collection tenderly approaches the livesof humans, of sheep, of cottonwood, and barn owlthat collide and entangle with each other. With a gentle yet

and his theatrical skills

" - Paul Schurke

part essay

Pey enjoys geocaching and keeping their cat

Chelsea Mosher

The glorious table of contents of The Reveal lists luxurious titles that combine effusion and a delicate sharpness (you must stop and read it alone

Belli is the author of Objects of Hunger (SIU Press

setting Michael and his dad on a fast-paced adventure to find and rescue Jet

Randall speaks from his heart

Born in Shanghai and confined to a farm during the Cultural Revolution

These poems model benevolence and presence

Underwood lives in Fergus Falls