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"A lyricist at heart, McGriff is a masterful maker of metaphor."—*Third Coast*"There is majestic beauty in these descriptions, and it is clear that McGriff honors this place as a place—not as mere setting, but as a distinct element of his verse."—Gently Read LiteratureMichael McGriff's second full-length collection explores interior landscapes and illustrates life in a rural community in the Pacific Northwest. Whether tender or hard-hitting, McGriff juxtaposes natural images of deep forests, creeks, coyotes, and crows against the harsher oil-grease realities of blue-collar life, creating poems that read like folk tales about the people working in grain mills, forests, and factories.**"New Civilian"***The new law says you can abandon your child in an emergency room, no questions asked. The young father carries the sleeping boy through the hospital doors. Later, alone, parked at the boat basin, he takes a knife from his pocket, cuts an unfiltered cigarette in two, lights the longer half in his mouth. He was a medic in the war. In his basement are five bronze eagles that once adorned the walls of a dictator's palace.***Michael McGriff** attended the University of Oregon; the Universit

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Author

McGriff, Michael

Publisher

Copper Canyon Press

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781556593840

Category

work of literary fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Poetry, Humanities

Rating

4.07 / 5 (88 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14