Sunday Houses the Sunday House

by Elizabeth Hughey

2006 Iowa Poetry Prize winner
In Sunday Houses the Sunday House, Elizabeth Hughey embraces the possibility that we can learn as much from objects as we can from other people, from the inanimate as much as the animate. Each poem descends upon a place and a time, takes a few notes, and then leaves quietly without slamming any doors. Sunday Houses the Sunday House reveals what the world is like when your attention is focused elsewhere,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1587295288
• ISBN13: 9781587295287
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: University of Iowa Press
• Length: 70 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

I read this book over and over again

I love this smart and playful book, and I read it over and over again. I discover new things each time. Buy it and read it now.

Elizabeth Hughey shines and surprises

A must have for poetry lovers everywhere. Elizabeth's domestic slant is fresh and at times both humorous and surprising. She shines in a Southern "quirkiness" that is all her own.