Near at Hand, 1: Poems

by James Whitehead and James Whitehead (deceased)

Book Overview

James Whitehead's third volume of poetry, Hear at Hand, is a compelling collection of meditative and narrative poems. A master at weaving colloquial language into polished lines, Whitehead always evokes a sense of place in his poems. They are peopled by vivid, authentic characters--a district attorney, a judge, a country music star, a college traveler, the poet himself, among others. Herein are love poems, elegics, satires, and poems that reckon with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826208789
• ISBN13: 9780826208781
• Release Date: April 1993
• Publisher: University of Missouri Press
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 18 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary to Grade 5

Customer Reviews

not bad

I'd put this book at the lower end of the four star spectrum, almost three stars, and maybe it is the strength of his previous collection, Local Men, that helps me to give this such a high rating. But I do think Whitehead is a poet that is underappreciated and not as well known as he should be. He has the wonderfully concise poems written in the most interesting of voices under the most ridiculously long titles. Whitehead is the perfect blend of colloquialism and intelligence. I do recommend you pick up his collections of poetry. They are hard to get a hold of, but worth finding.