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Herrmann, Duane

 
9780595350513: Prairies of Possibilities: New and Selected Poems
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0595350518 ISBN 13 : 9780595350513
Editeur : iUniverse, 2005

Synopsis

Prairies of Possibilities is a mid-career survey of the poetic output of a highly versatile writer whose work has been published in more than a dozen countries in four languages. In addition to poetry he has written histories, children's stories and memoirs. He has received local, national, and international awards and recognition for his work, the Robert Hayden Poetry Fellowship among them.Praise for his poetry has come from, among others, William Stafford, one of America's premier poets of the twentieth century, and fellow Kansan. "I prize your book (Whispers Shouting Glory); it reaches out for the elements of our lives and does so in a context I know and cherish myself."-"Bill"Herrmann's poetry gives an inside view of one who has overcome serious obstacles that have defeated many others. These include the social isolation of a rural farm, the challenges of dyslexia and ADD, and a traumatic childhood. Despite all this, his love for God's world of nature and the Divine shines through these poems in all their glorious beauty. He interweaves the natural world with profound mystical visions.This is his ninth published collection of poems.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Prairies of Possibilities is a mid-career survey of the poetic output of a highly versatile writer whose work has been published in more than a dozen countries in four languages. In addition to poetry he has written histories, children's stories and memoirs. He has received local, national, and international awards and recognition for his work, the Robert Hayden Poetry Fellowship among them.Praise for his poetry has come from, among others, William Stafford, one of America's premier poets of the twentieth century, and fellow Kansan. "I prize your book (Whispers Shouting Glory); it reaches out for the elements of our lives and does so in a context I know and cherish myself."-"Bill"Herrmann's poetry gives an inside view of one who has overcome serious obstacles that have defeated many others. These include the social isolation of a rural farm, the challenges of dyslexia and ADD, and a traumatic childhood. Despite all this, his love for God's world of nature and the Divine shines through these poems in all their glorious beauty. He interweaves the natural world with profound mystical visions.This is his ninth published collection of poems.

Biographie de l'auteur

Herrmann was born in Topeka, Kansas in 1951, a fifth generation Kansas farm boy. He is the father of four and grandfather of three. He has been a farmer, librarian, house builder, community college faculty and now works for the state of Kansas. He has degrees in education and history.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2005
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595350518
ISBN 13 
9780595350513
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
2
Nombre de pages
130
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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