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Subject(s)

• Poets, American—20th century [Browse]
• Conduct of life—Poetry [Browse]

Issuing body

• Plant Conservation Alliance. Alien Plant Working Group [Browse]

Series

• Iowa poetry prize. [More in this series]
• The Iowa poetry prize

Summary note

This second book by James McKean displays a large, dignified, and precise talent-McKean is always looking and reaching out to the difficult world, pulling it to him for examination. Although beginning with outward themes of travels and crossings, Tree of Heaven circles in the end to the journeys of the inner life: the struggle to understand, the ability to see, to suffer the trials of illness and death, to survive love and longing, learning when to leave things as they are, when to let go. McKean's accomplished voice is quiet but firm, at times full of wonder, exploring the personal and discov

Notes

Description based upon print version of record.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 4-5).

Language note

English

Contents

• Contents; Fireflies; Part One; Sow Bear; Teaching Canaries How to Sing; Tell Me,; This Way, Please; The Place of Mosquitoes; Whispering in Leo Kauf's Ear; The Ride Back; Rowboat; Worry Dolls; Heron; The Night before a Morning's Fishing; Your Leaving; Lava Flow, Wahaula; Ice; Part Two; Skin Test; Whale Rock; Les Grues; The Try-Your-Strength Machine at the Tivoli Gardens; House Wrens; Breakneck; Fake ID; Splitting Wood; Reunion, Cannon Beach; A Hawk in the Yard; Net; A Story after Dinner; Two Magpies; Just in Case; Snow Angel; Part Three; Orchard; Tree of Heaven; Concert; Pelican
• In the Mind's EyeFire Line; Silver Thaw; Driving to Multnomah Falls; The Blessing of Habit; First Snow; Quarry; Dead Reckoning; Rider; Hooking Yourself

ISBN

1-58729-150-9

OCLC

• 44964010
• 1002075444

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