After the Fire: A Writer Finds His PlaceU of Minnesota Press - 229 páginas The poet describes how he found his interior landscape on his farm in the hills of Wisconsin and shares his insights into the course of his life, from his Canton, Ohio, youth, to his years as a soldier, to his careers as a writer and publisher, using humor and a meditative spirit. |
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... hands only . " Thoreau was a young man when he wrote Walden . Early in the book he says , “ Old deeds for old people , and new deeds for new ... I have lived some thirty years on this planet , and I have yet to hear the first syl- lable ...
... hands only . " Thoreau was a young man when he wrote Walden . Early in the book he says , “ Old deeds for old people , and new deeds for new ... I have lived some thirty years on this planet , and I have yet to hear the first syl- lable ...
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... hand would have been. They were not subtracted from my life, but so much over and above my usual allowance.” Even after some years of being here in the silence, it still amazes me. I am con- stantly surprised by the hush. Perhaps these ...
... hand would have been. They were not subtracted from my life, but so much over and above my usual allowance.” Even after some years of being here in the silence, it still amazes me. I am con- stantly surprised by the hush. Perhaps these ...
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... The old chairs , couch , and tables in the living room were deco- rated with lace doilies and hand - knit afghans . On top of the upright piano was a bowl of anise candy, peppermints, nougats, 3 Strangers in Friendly Places.
... The old chairs , couch , and tables in the living room were deco- rated with lace doilies and hand - knit afghans . On top of the upright piano was a bowl of anise candy, peppermints, nougats, 3 Strangers in Friendly Places.
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... hand and talked as he worked . He spoke my name differently — not Pall but Powell , sounding the vowels higher and rolling the l a little . Sometimes on summer nights , he would take me out to his garden and hold my hand as we looked up ...
... hand and talked as he worked . He spoke my name differently — not Pall but Powell , sounding the vowels higher and rolling the l a little . Sometimes on summer nights , he would take me out to his garden and hold my hand as we looked up ...
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Índice
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Trees | 28 |
Sky | 35 |
Poetry | 40 |
Neighbors | 44 |
Birds | 49 |
Making Poetry | 55 |
Library | 67 |
The Hunt | 109 |
The Blind World | 114 |
Trouble | 134 |
Dogs | 139 |
Old Jazz | 144 |
Young Jazz | 146 |
Winter | 167 |
The Condition of My Faith | 172 |
Insects and Arachnids | 72 |
Grasses Fruits Plants | 76 |
Gardening | 80 |
Coyotes Foxes Wolves | 87 |
Taking a Punch | 90 |
Deer | 107 |
Spring | 189 |
Summer | 193 |
The Catcher | 197 |
Dairy Days | 218 |
Autumn | 227 |
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