Shannon: A Poem of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

ISBN: 0061661309

Author: McGrath, Campbell

Condition: New

An unexpected story and a gem of a book.-Pittsburgh Post-GazetteThe incomparable Campbell McGrath, whom Outside magazine calls, A writer who could help save poetry from academia and get the rest of us reading it again, delivers an astounding work: Shannon, an epic poem that traces the remarkable journey of the youngest member of the Lewis and Clark expedition. The Kansas City Star praises Shannon as, A luminescent narrativea myth of American character before its corruption, and Campbell McGrath-Poet Laureate, Guggenheim Fellowship, Pushcart Prize, and three-time Academy of American Poets Prize winner-proves once again to be truly an everyman poet who channels the spirit of Walt Whitman in this lyrical adventure.