From the mountains of Nevada to the villages of Chile, Shaun Griffin sees one sky, filled with birds and memories--the wings of then and now giving us flight for all time. He gives us, as he calls it, "the scripture we chant to survive.
No Charity in the Wilderness is a long journey into the new American West. From the southern border to the isolating two-lane highways in the desert, this collection is a prayer of reconciliation with so much that troubles us--those who live without resources or voices--and their possible future in this ever-changing landscape of desire. Griffin has spent many decades in the high desert trying to find the way forward--when what he knows has be...
Presents a collection of essays about the American West, ranging from what it means to be a poet/artist, to social justice and environmental concerns, to memory, place, and landscape. It's about looking beyond our borders for reconciliation and lessons about how we might address similar issues at home.
Hayden Carruth survived isolation, mental health problems, and long struggle with drink and smoke to produce a vision of modern poetry rooted in the New England tradition but entirely his own. This volume collects essays and poems from such notable contributors as Donald Hall, Marilyn Hacker, Adrienne Rich, Philip Booth, Matthew Miller, and Sascha Feinstein, among many others.
Hayden Carruth survived isolation, mental health problems, and long struggle with drink and smoke to produce a vision of modern poetry rooted in the New England tradition but entirely his own. This volume collects essays and poems from such notable contributors as Donald Hall, Marilyn Hacker, Adrienne Rich, Philip Booth, Matthew Miller, and Sascha Feinstein, among many others.
