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The Unfastening : Poems by Wesley McNair is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Unfastening : Poems about?

In this, Wesley McNair's tenth collection of poetry, readers will find not only the work of a mature poet, but a particular and personal vision of life. Combining sorrow, humor, and joy, the volume asks the difficult question: when faced with conflict and struggle, how do you fasten yourself back down again? Beginning with poems of grief and loss, the book moves to the losses of others: a Japanese war bride whose husband's death leaves her with two young children far from home; a survivalist who talks to deer after his wife of 40 years has moved out on him; an old and failed painter who ropes himself to his windswept roof to view the beauty of coastal islands. The pursuit of beauty, the blessings of nature, the love of a mate, and connections we make with others in the course of everyday life, these are the reigning consolations in the midst of unfastening.

Who reads The Unfastening : Poems?

Author

Wesley McNair

Publisher

Jaffrey, New Hampshire: David R. Godine, Publisher

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9781567925999

Category

work of literary fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Poetry, Humanities

Rating

4.7 / 5 (4 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14