by Sam Hamill
American Poets Continuum Series
Influenced by the Chinese and Japanese masters, Hamill’s Dumb Luck affirms
his ability to give us back the world and all its vicissitudes. Here you will
find Zen fables, elegies and haiku, bluesy riffs, and poems that celebrate births,
marriages, the liberating exile of the poet, as well as verses that present the
dumb luck that has peppered the poet’s life.
"Sam Hamill has reached the catagory of a National Treasure
though I doubt he'd like the idea. His Dumb Luck is a marvel,
well worth reading and re-reading, then picking it up a month
later for a fresh look. Much of his work stays close to you
so that you adapt it easily to your memories in the manner
of fine experiences." —Jim Harrison
"Dumb Luck is a book of gratitudes. Inside these pages
is wisdom hard-earned and growing. A black bowl of calm. To
read these poems is to drink these words. Drink these words
with both hands. They are exquisite renderings of the paradoxes
that encircle us." —Terry Tempest Williams
Unsolicited
So
much ambition
and
such futility in
everyone's
poems.
It's
galling and quite lovely
that
we dare write them at all.
©
BOA Editions, Ltd 2002
Available editions:
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Paperback
ISBN: 1-929918-25-9
Price: $13.95
Publishing Date: October 2002
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