Vespers: Contemporary American Poems of Religion and Spirituality - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0877458553 ISBN 13: 9780877458555

Publisher: University Of Iowa Press, 2003

Synopsis

This anthology of poems, by 50 contemporary American poets, cuts to the heart of our theological and spiritual underpinnings. From deathbed spirituals to initiation songs and transformative ballads, they help us realize we are not alone.

About this title

About the Author

Virgil Suárez is a professor of creative writing at Florida State University and the author of three new poetry collections, Palm Crows, Banyan, and Guide to the Blue Tongue. The editor of Contemporary American Poetry: Behind the Scenes, Ryan Van Cleave is currently a freelance writer and editor in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He is the author of, most recently, the poetry collection Ha Ha Tonka. Together they are the editors of American Diaspora: Poetry of Displacement (Iowa, 2001) and Like Thunder: Poets Respond to Violence in America (Iowa, 2002), winner of the 2002 American Anthology Award.

Edition details

• Publisher: University Of Iowa Press
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0877458553
• ISBN 13: 9780877458555
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 178
• Editor: Suarez Virgil, Van Cleave Ryan G.