Words Before Dawn

by William Wenthe

Book Overview

William Wenthe's third collection begins in the domestic realm then moves outward in subject and place-to a bird market in Paris, the Jaffa Gate in Old Jerusalem, the Chain Bridge in Budapest-before returning to the familial. The poet recalls his own cherished experiences of fatherhood: rocking his infant daughter in the early morning, lying with her outside on a pink flannel sheet, and watching her joyous reaction to the sight of roses. While actively...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807144819
• ISBN13: 9780807144817
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.9" x 8.7"