Arguing with Something Plato Said (A Few Environs Poems) - Softcover

Collom, Jack

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0961437839 ISBN 13: 9780961437831

Publisher: Rocky Ledge, 1990

Synopsis

Poetry. "Here, you'll find no simple-minded roars of indignation (or whispers of self-indulgent post-idyllic wistfulness) brought on by the words ecology and environment - GREAT SLINGS AND ARROWS OF OUTRAGEOUS WIT, ELOQUENCE, AND PASSION! There really is a here here, in Jack Collom's environs poems. So, this is it! Look no further! Get this book!" -Anselm Hollo.

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About the Author

Jack is a poet, essayist and creative writing pedagogue. His most recent collection of poems is Exchanges of Earth & Sky (Fish Drum, 2006). His major collection, Red Car Goes By: Selected Poems 1955-2000, was published by Tuumba Press in 2001. Other volumes include Little Grand Island, Arguing with Something Plato Said, 8-Ball and Entering the City. His work has been published in countless magazines and anthologies in the United States and abroad. His essays on teaching and anthologies of children's poetry appear in Moving Windows and Poetry Everywhere. He has produced two CD's of original work performed in collaboration with musician/composer Ken Bernstein and been awarded two NEA fellowships. He received his MA in English from the University of Colorado, and teaches courses in eco-literature and outreach teacher-training.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rocky Ledge
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0961437839
• ISBN 13: 9780961437831
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 63