About the book
Dave Smith's sixteenth poetry collection chronicles the arc of almost sixty years living in the American South. From dusty sawmills to the ubiquitous Waffle House, Hawks on Wires stages both mortal and comic dramas that speak to the poet's autumnal acceptance of himself and the South.
Poems of growing up engaged with the people of the coast and woodlands -- boatmen, hunters, crabbers, sawyers, and tough-mouthed waitresses -- celebrate the once strong but now tenuous threads of community.
Traveling through the latter twentieth century, Smith presents matters of family, sex, and race during a turbulent and historic era in southern history. Assassinations, withdrawal of religious prohibitions, violent cultural convulsions, and even the diminished meaning of the word \"southern\" shake the poet's personal identity.
Smith uses the language of an ordinary man seeking meaning as the memory of events, carried over a lifetime, now begs for explanation. Despite the inevitable displacements and disappointments of identity, which remain mysterious, Smith finds optimism in life.
Editions of Hawks on Wires
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780807142301
- EBook
- ISBN 9780807142332
- EBook
- ISBN 9780807142349
- PDF
- ISBN 9780807142325
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Dave Smith's sixteenth poetry collection chronicles the arc of almost sixty years living in the American South. From dusty sawmills to the ubiquitous Waffle House, Hawks on Wires stages both mortal and comic dramas that speak to the poet's autumnal acceptance of himself and the South.
Poems of growing up engaged with the people of the coast and woodlands -- boatmen, hunters, crabbers, sawyers, and tough-mouthed waitresses -- celebrate the once strong but now tenuous threads of community.
Traveling through the latter twentieth century, Smith presents matters of family, sex, and race during a turbulent and historic era in southern history. Assassinations, withdrawal of religious prohibitions, violent cultural convulsions, and even the diminished meaning of the word \"southern\" shake the poet's personal identity.
Smith uses the language of an ordinary man seeking meaning as the memory of events, carried over a lifetime, now begs for explanation. Despite the inevitable displacements and disappointments of identity, which remain mysterious, Smith finds optimism in life.
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What is Hawks on Wires about?
Dave Smith's sixteenth poetry collection chronicles the arc of almost sixty years living in the American South. From dusty sawmills to the ubiquitous Waffle House, Hawks on Wires stages both mortal and comic dramas that speak to the poet's autumnal acceptance of himself and the South.
Poems of growing up engaged with the people of the coast and woodlands -- boatmen, hunters, crabbers, sawyers, and tough-mouthed waitresses -- celebrate the once strong but now tenuous threads of community.
Traveling through the latter twentieth century, Smith presents matters of family, sex, and race during a turbulent and historic era in southern history. Assassinations, withdrawal of religious prohibitions, violent cultural convulsions, and even the diminished meaning of the word \"southern\" shake the poet's personal identity.
Smith uses the language of an ordinary man seeking meaning as the memory of events, carried over a lifetime, now begs for explanation. Despite the inevitable displacements and disappointments of identity, which remain mysterious, Smith finds optimism in life.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Hawks on Wires?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Poetry / Poems
Where can I read a sample of Hawks on Wires?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780807142301
How long is Hawks on Wires and how many pages does it have?
Hawks on Wires has 104 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Hawks on Wires?
Dave Smith
Who is the Publisher of the book Hawks on Wires?
LSU Press
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Hawks on Wires is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780807142301) and ebook(ISBN 9780807142332) and ebook(ISBN 9780807142349) and pdf(ISBN 9780807142325)
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