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Talking in the Dark - by Wesley McNair (Paperback)

Talking in the Dark - by  Wesley McNair (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Whether homages to "Old Cadillacs" or reflections on "Why We Need Poetry," these poems demonstrate Wesley McNair's ability to tell a life in a line and to disclose the knowledge of the heart. How McNair's characters talk about their difficulties -- or why they can't -- is central to this collection, as are meditations in which the poet speaks directly to the reader about the trials and affirmations of human experience.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p><b>Praise for Wesley McNair</b></p> <p>One of the great storytellers of contemporary poetry.--Philip Levine, Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winner</p> <p>Because he is a true poet, his New England is unlimited. Whole lives fill small lines, real to this poet, therefore to us.--Donald Hall, <i>Harvard Book Review</i></p> <p><b><i>Dwellers in the House of the Lord</i></b> (Godine, 2020): There's so much life in this beautiful book that it feels like a living thing. Wesley McNair is a kind of Chekhov of American poetry."--Ted Kooser, Pulitzer Prize winner and Poet Laureate</p> <p><b><i>The Unfastening</i></b> (Godine, 2017): A distinctly New England strain of candor and restraint and a walloping matter-of-factness.--<i>The Boston Globe</i></p> <p><b><i>The Ghosts of Me and You</i></b> (Godine, 2006): McNair's poems are full of people with lives like his own, like ours, ordinary lives that are incredibly unique and complex.--Louis McKee, <i>Library Journal</i></p> <p><b><i>The Town of No & My Brother Running</i></b> (Godine, 1998): "McNair is one of the only handful of younger poets willing to take risks. This is, without a doubt, one of the year's best poetry collections."--<i>ALA Booklist</i></p><br>

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