The Bright House

by Ben Greer

The Bright House opens with memories of Greer's life with George and Susan Garrett at their home in Maine. The ambiance of this collection is the mind of a boy trying to make sense of his troubled childhood and tormented parents. Other poems address such subjects as an evening spent with Richard Eberhart, Conrad Aiken's deathbed quip, and a question to Bernard Malamud regarding the nature of God.
"Ben Greer's poems have a good bit of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1933896612
• ISBN13: 9781933896618
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Texas Review Press
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"